Medan residents enjoy clear sky

Medan residents enjoy clear sky

MEDAN, North Sumatra: The thick haze blanketing Medan for the
past four days dissipated on Thursday to the relief of local
residents after rain on Wednesday night.

The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) reported that the
visibility in the city reached seven kilometers on Thursday, much
better than four days ago when the visibility was down to 300
meters.

However, BMG employee Eka said the haze was likely to return
to the city if the forest fires in some parts in North Sumatra
and Riau provinces were not put out as soon as possible.

The haze created by illegal fires set to clear land has also
affected Malaysia. -- JP