Northern Sarawak hit by forest fires


Uphill task: Firefighters battling hard to contain the forest fires in Kuala Baram.

MIRI: Forest fires have so far ravaged at least 404.6ha of land in Kuala Baram district in northern Sarawak – an area roughly the size of 1,000 football fields combined.

As at 2pm yesterday, some 121.4ha (300 acres) of forest were still on fire.

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