More than 60 thousand people were assigned to extinguish the forest fires in Indonesia; Authorities reported that the fires were aimed to be extinguished in less than a month.
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In Indonesia, burning vegetation to clear agricultural land and the El Nino weather phenomenon trigger forest fires.
According to the news of Antara agency, Hidayat made a statement about forest fires in the program he attended in the capital Jakarta.
Hidayat stated that they discussed the issue with the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), that the fires have lost their intensity and that it is aimed to extinguish all forest fires in less than a month.
More than 60 thousand people were assigned to fight fires
Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated in his statement that more than 60 thousand personnel were assigned to fight forest fires, especially in the central parts of the Indonesian Kalimantan region of Borneo Island and the south of Sumatra Island.
Wijaya stated that the fight against forest fires continues in an area of 639 hectares in 6 regions of the country.
The biggest fires of recent years in Indonesia
According to government data, 64 aircraft and 54 thousand 394 personnel were assigned to fight fires in Indonesia between August and September.
Many countries in Southeast Asia have been under heavy smoke for weeks due to the biggest fires in Indonesia in recent years.
Among the causes of uncontrollable fires is the method of burning vegetation to open agricultural land, which has been practiced for many years, and the El Niño weather phenomenon, which reduces precipitation, has further aggravated the conditions.
According to the data of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, more than 202 thousand hectares of land were damaged by fires in the January-July period.
The research conducted by the Center for Economic and Legal Studies, an Indonesia-based economic think tank, stated that the economic cost of this year's fires to Indonesia could reach approximately 1.7 billion dollars.
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All forest fires extinguished in less than a month
Likely · Within weeks

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