The sun shines once again

The sun shines once again

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: The sun began to shine again
yesterday after rain soaked the province. The area has been
blanketed by forest fires for a month.

Fires raging in many parts of the province's vast forests have
died down after rains fell in most parts of Kalimantan over the
past week.

Smoke, billowing from brush fires along highways connecting
Palangkaraya, Banjarmasin, Sampit and Pangkalan Bun, began to
disappear but sporadic smoldering logs are still found.

Recent forest fires in Kalimantan have disrupted flights, sent
haze to as far away as Singapore and Malaysia and posed health
hazards to residents.

The Tjilik Riwut airport has reopened for F-28 aircraft from
Jakarta after being closed for three weeks due to low visibility,
Antara reported.(pan)