Bushfires continue in Sampit<\/p>\n
SAMPIT, Central Kalimantan: A haze from bush and farmland
\nfires that have blazed for several days continued to blanket
\nSampit, the capital of Kotawaringin regency, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The local fire chief, Rusli, said fires were still raging in
\nsix spots across the regency, including along the highway
\nconnecting the town and the provincial capital of Palangkaraya
\nand in front of the penitentiary located in the town.<\/p>\n
\"It's difficult for us to put out the fires because of a lack
\nof personnel and equipment,\" Rusli said.<\/p>\n
Efforts to put out the blazes also have been hampered by the
\nfact that the some of the fires are burning on peatland.<\/p>\n
The failure to extinguish the fires have been blamed in part
\non the regency administration, which did not allocate money to
\ncover the operational costs of the fire brigade, not to mention
\nthe six months of unpaid salaries owed the firefighters. --
\nAntara<\/p>",
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