As many as five villages in Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra, have\nbeen hit by forest and land fires (karhutla) due to a prolonged dry\nseason affecting the region.<\/p>\n
Head of Emergency and Logistics at the Muara Enim Regional Disaster\nManagement Agency (BPBD), Alvi Gumara, said when contacted from\nPalembang on Thursday that his team is currently extinguishing forest\nand land fires in five villages that have been burning since Tuesday\n(4\/8) and Wednesday (5\/8).<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter Kerta Mulya Village and Kemang Bejalu Village, the fires have\nnow spread to three other villages, including Danau Tampang Village in\nSungai Rotan District, Dalam Village in Belimbing District, and Air\nLintang Urban Village in Muara Enim District,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said the forest and land fires in the five villages and urban\nvillages have burned at least more than 10 hectares of peatland and\nscrub.<\/p>\n
He explained that his team is continuing to extinguish the fires to\nensure they do not spread further and cause a smoke haze disaster.<\/p>\n
In carrying out the firefighting efforts, his team has deployed joint\npersonnel from BPBD Muara Enim, Manggala Agni, the Indonesian National\nArmed Forces (TNI), the Indonesian National Police (Polri), assisted by\nlocal residents to put out the flames.<\/p>\n
The firefighting is being conducted by land, using equipment\nincluding water tank trucks, nozzles, portable pumps, maxtri machines,\nand machino hoses.<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil now, the joint officers are still struggling to extinguish the\nfires at the five locations. Hopefully the hard work of the personnel\nwill yield maximum results so that the fires can be completely\nextinguished,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/five-villages-in-muara-enim-hit-by-forest-and-land-fires-1786028140", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }