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        "id": 1779168,
        "msgid": "bnpb-burned-land-area-in-riau-reaches-15-000-hectares-1780876871",
        "date": "2026-06-02 13:09:41",
        "title": "BNPB: Burned Land Area in Riau Reaches 15,000 Hectares",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has reported that forest and land fires in Riau Province have affected over 15,000 hectares since the beginning of the year. Due to the scale of the destruction, Riau has been designated as a national priority area for fire control and management.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The accumulated area of forest and land fires\n(karhutla) in Riau Province has surpassed 15,031.58 hectares, as\nreported by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul Muhari, Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and\nCommunication Centre, stated in a report received in Jakarta that the\ntotal burnt area was recorded between 1 January and June. This situation\nhas positioned Riau as one of the national priority regions for forest\nfire control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRiau Province, one of the priority provinces for forest fires, was\nreported as of Monday (1\/6) to have a total burnt land area of 15,031.58\nhectares since 1 January to 1 June 2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, referring to official data from the Ministry of\nForestry\u2019s Sipongi application, the increase in detected fire areas\ncontinues to occur fluctuatngly across several regencies in Riau.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, recent fires have destroyed 44.4 hectares in Dusun\nSejati, Rantau Bais, Tanah Putih District, Rokan Hilir Regency, as well\nas one hectare in Kandis Kota, Siak Regency.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the potential risks, he added that the BNPB is\nintensifying appeals to the general public to remain vigilant,\nparticularly when facing weather threats during the transition from the\nrainy season to the dry season, amidst atmospheric dynamics as reported\nby the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bnpb-burned-land-area-in-riau-reaches-15-000-hectares-1780876871",
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