Hot, dry winds and open burning are creating unseasonably fierce bushfires ravaging large parts of Sabah with firemen battling an average of 40 open burning cases daily.
KOTA KINABALU: Firemen in the state are battling an average of 40 open burning cases and bushfires daily due to the dry spell, said Sabah Fire and Rescue Department operations centre officer Mohd Hasbi Hajat.
He said that such cases had tripled since January and measures must be put in place to keep the situation in check.
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