JAKARTA: Authorities in Riau have prepared five helicopters with water bombing abilities as the forest-fire-prone province braces for the dry season.
Riau Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) head Edward Sanger said on Monday that the S-61 Sikorsky helicopters had been stationed at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base in Pekanbaru.
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