393 Forest and Land Fire Hotspots Detected in Sumatra, North Sumatra Most

Forest and land fires in Riau (ANTARA)

PEKANBARU - The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 393 hotspots for forest and land fires (karhutla) in the Sumatra region.

Of this number, the largest is in North Sumatra (North Sumatra) with 111 points.

All hotspots are spread across 10 provinces, namely Aceh, Riau Islands, Riau, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, West Sumatra (Sumbar), South Sumatra (Sumsel), North Sumatra (North Sumatra), and Bangka Belitung.

BMKG Pekanbaru Forecaster on Duty, Gitta Dewi S, said that the highest hotspots were in North Sumatra, followed by South Sumatra and Riau.

"In Jambi 21 points, Lampung 37 points, West Sumatra 10, South Sumatra 87, North Sumatra 111, Riau Islands 1, Bangka Belitung 25 and Riau 68 points," said Gitta, Wednesday 24 July.

Specifically in Riau, Rokan Hilir Regency has the most hotspots with 38 points.

"Furthermore, in Meranti Regency there are 16 points, Bengkalis 2 points, Kampar 1 point, Dumai City 2 points, Pelalawan 2 points, Rokan Hulu 2 points, Siak 1 point and Indragiri Hilir 2 points and Kuantan Singingi 3 points," she said.