Haze over Papua From Forest Fires Causes Mass Disruptions, Health Issues
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Forest and land fires have hit Papua and thousands of hotspots have been detected.
Haze over Papua from forest fires causes mass disruptions, health issues
Haze and smoke from large wildfires in Indonesia, including West Papua, have resulted in flight disruptions and respiratory problems in the region and are also affecting neighbouring Papua New Guinea.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Director General of Air Transportation at the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub), Lukman F. Laisa, said the operations of 16 airports in Papua were affected by haze caused by forest and land fires (karhutla). Lukman...
The Ministry of Transportation reported that smoke from forest and land fires (karhutla) has impacted the operations of 16 airports in Papua.
Trigana Air has temporarily suspended flights to several areas in the Papua Mountains and South Papua Provinces due to the haze caused by forest and land fires.
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