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The Expanding Forest and Bush Fires

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

FOREST and bush fires prevailed in Sumatra, Kalimantan and several other regions throughout last week. Smoke pollution has posed health hazards and upset public activities, ranging from land and air travel to school classes.

Firefighters try to put out fires in Puding, Muaro Jambi, Jambi, September 11. ANTARA/Wahdi Septiawan. tempo : 173056505429.

“We have delayed school hours to prevent students and teachers from being affected by haze,” said Chief of the South Sumatra Education Office, Widodo, on Thursday, September 12. School time has been rescheduled to start from 8am instead of 6:30am. Widodo also instructed that all schools suspend their outdoor programs until forest fires in their respective areas are extinguished.

In Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, thick smoke was

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