Widespread forest and land fires are active across Riau and surrounding regencies, including Pelalawan, Bengkalis, and Indragiri Hilir, driven by extreme drought conditions caused by El Nino.
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Updated Aug 28
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What happened
Widespread forest and land fires are active across Riau and surrounding regencies, including Pelalawan, Bengkalis, and Indragiri Hilir, driven by extreme drought conditions caused by El Nino.
Who's involved
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Wildfires are actively affecting multiple provinces including South Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, Riau, Jambi, South Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan.Also in this story
- El Niño caused widespread peatland fires impacting provinces across South Sumatra and Kalimantan.
- Fires are actively affecting multiple provinces including South Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, Riau, Jambi, South Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan.
The entities involved
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Riau
province of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra