Sumatran forest fires that occurred since last September has burned about 832 999 hectares, comprising 267 974 hectares of peat and non-peat 565 025 hectares, then Kalimantan with an area of 806 817 hectares. This amount consists of 319 386 hectares of wetlands and 487 431 hectares of non-peat. (National Institute of Aeronautics and Space).
In addition to the forest, adults and children are becoming victims of the disease Aspa. Because smog also, the visibility on the road is only 200 meters to 300 meters.
Losses incurred in Riau Province as a result of the smog was also invaluable. In 2014, the total area burnt more than 60,000 ha and patients ISPA more than 60,000 people. More than a week, schoolchildren in Pekanbaru, Pelalawan, Bengkalis, Kuantan Singingi, and Indragiri Hulu closed.
The process of land and forest fire prevention in Riau continues. BPBDs Riau itself continues to operate two helicopters waterbombing to extinction through the air. And assistance masks and medicine to the victims. Different ways to extinguish the fire continued until now from making artificial rain to Shalat Istisqa for rain.
As many as 2,218 hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan on Saturday. However, on Monday, hotspots in the two areas recorded only 402 points.
Hard work and a combination of artificial rain and natural rain that fell in Sumatra and Kalimantan have been fairly evenly during the last five days, ie from 26 to October 30, 2015, making the condition is getting better. Air quality and visibility indicates that the situation improved significantly.
Well, hotspots in Riau, Sumatra and Kalimantan have been somewhat reduced. And the final drama of smoke in Indonesia has ended. Police are now hunting for live actors are not responsible for these forests which have burned. Hopefully, they deserved punishment for what he had done.
