PEKANBARU - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Pekanbaru Station detected 213 hot spots in Riau Province with the most number in Bengkalis Regency which reached 91 points.
BMKG Praktirawan Pekanbaru Station Anggun R said that in addition to Bengkalis, the hot spot was also in Pelalawan Regency (76), Indragiri Hilir (22), Indragiri Hulu and Dumai City, each with 11, as well as Siak and Rokan Hilir, both one point.
"The number is based on data updates as of Saturday (28/3) at 07.00 WIB," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, March 28.
A number of hot spots are known to indicate forest and land fires which cause smoke. One of them in Pelalawan, the visibility is obscured with a distance of only 5 kilometers and in Kampar 6 km.
Meanwhile, on the island of Sumatra, 350 hotspots were detected, with the most in Riau Province. In the Riau Islands there are 52 hotspots, North Sumatra (37), West Sumatra (14), Jambi (11), South Sumatra (7), Bengkulu (6), Bangka Belitung (5), and Aceh (4).
The Manggala Agni Team of the Climate Change Control (PPI) and Forest Fire (Dalkarhut) Regional Office for Sumatra is currently still struggling to put out the forest fire, which covers hundreds of hectares and is spread across a number of points in Riau Province.
Based on operational data, the most significant fire point is in Teluk Beringin Village, Kuala Kampar District, Pelalawan Regency, with an estimated burned area of 53.3 hectares.
Another major fire was observed in the Giam Siak Kecil Wildlife Sanctuary, Tasik Betung Village, Siak Regency with an area of about 22 hectares. A similar condition occurred in Pulau Muda Village, Teluk Meranti (Pelalawan) with a burned area of 20 hectares and Talang Jerinjing Village (Inderagiri Hulu) with an area of 15 hectares.
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