- Wildfires and peatland fires are affecting protected forest areas in Buleleng and Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- Agencies coordinate suppression efforts across Central and South Kalimantan.
- Fire control efforts are being inspected in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan.
Amid extreme dry conditions and fires in South Kalimantan, officials are calling for the establishment of borewells to manage severe water shortages.
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Updated Aug 26
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Amid extreme dry conditions and fires in South Kalimantan, officials are calling for the establishment of borewells to manage severe water shortages.
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Fire control efforts are being inspected in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan.Also in this story
- The Vice President visited South Kalimantan to discuss fire preparedness amid intense dry season and fires.
- Land and forest fires burned 1,263 hectares in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan.
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South Kalimantan
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Indonesia
island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
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