Indonesia Deploys Hundreds of Soldiers to Tackle Borneo Fires
Officials said 1,500 troops and six helicopters are being deployed as fires have burned over 200,000 hectares this year.
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Six helicopters were also scheduled to arrive on Saturday to strengthen water drop operations, the government announced, in order to protect the island, which is home to a pristine tropical forest and extensive plantations.
1,500 Indonesian soldiers deployed to fight Borneo wildfires
Indonesia is deploying an additional 1,500 soldiers to Borneo, an official said on Saturday, to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swathes of the island and created thick smog choking some areas. Fires between January and July burned over 200,000 hectares of land – an area three times the size of the capital Jakarta, the government said this week, as dry conditions driven by a powerful El Nino weather pattern take hold. President Pra…
Indonesia deploys hundreds of soldiers to tackle Borneo fires
Fires between January and July burned over 200,000 hectares of land -- an area three times the size of the capital Jakarta, the government said this week, as dry conditions driven by a powerful El Nino weather pattern take hold. President Prabowo Subianto, on a visit to Borneo on Saturday to lead wildfire response meetings, ordered increased troop deployment, said Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya. "An additional three Indonesia National Arme…
The fires that occurred between January and July ravaged more than 200,000 hectares of land, an area three times greater than that of the capital, Jakarta, said this week the government, while the drought caused...
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