A Rerun of the Forest Fires
Monday, September 23, 2019
ON Wednesday, September 18, black soot blanketed parts of Teguhkarsa Wanalestari’s land in Buantan Besar village, Riau. Leafless branches of fallen trees covered the soil and the smell of burnt grass pervaded the oil palm plantation area.
Fires ravaged the area in mid-August. “Residents were forced to evacuate,” said Sudirman Ritonga, 39 years old, who lives near the land. His hut and land, less than 50 meters away from th
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