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Emergency alert status announced in Riau following flash floods

The Riau provincial administration declared an emergency alert status over the ongoing threats of flood and landslide ...

Riau's flash floods, landslide claim six lives

Six people died as flash floods and a landslide hit certain areas in Riau Province, Riau Disaster Mitigation ...

Police arrest five suspects over illegal hunting of Sumatran tiger

A joint team of the police and the Environment and Forestry Ministry has arrested five people over alleged illegal ...

Air clearer following reduction in hotspots in Sumatra, Kalimantan

A drop in the number of hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan to 673 on Monday, 6 p.m. Western Indonesian Standard Time, ...

Rainfall improves Riau's air quality

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) attributed improvement in Riau’s air quality, recorded ...

Firefighters attempt to extinguish fire in West Aceh

Tens of firefighters from the West Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) attempted to extinguish a fire ravaging two ...

Land clearance for plantations causal to Indonesia's forest fires

Rasio Ridho Sani, director general of law enforcement of the Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry, pointed to ...

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Forest fire smog plays spoilsport in TdSi race in Riau

The Tour de Siak (TdSi) organizing committee apparently overlooked the weather factor while deciding to hold the event ...

Tour de Siak stage 3 cancelled following forest fire smog

The organizing committee of Tour de Siak international cycling race and sports tourism event decided to cancel the ...

Terra, Aqua satellites identify 1,182 forest fire hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites tracked 1,182 hotspots suggestive of forest fires throughout Sumatra Island on ...

Tour de Siak continues despite forest fire-induced haze: Riau Governor

Riau Governor Syamsuar supports holding the international cycling race and sports tourism event of Tour de Siak despite ...

Satellites detect 1,313 hotspots in Sumatra on Wednesday

The Pekanbaru meteorology station cited the presence of 1,313 hotspots indicative of forest fires throughout Sumatra ...

Smog from forest fires could kill indirectly: BNPB

Doni Monardo, head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), has said smog coming from forest fires is ...

Deteriorating air pollution forces evacuation of residents

Forest fire-induced air pollution in Pekanbaru, Riau, has reached a hazardous level, thereby compelling some citizens ...

Haze impairs visibility to 700 meters in Pekanbaru

Haze emanating from forest fires has caused a drastic drop in visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to 700 meters on ...