JAKARTA, Aug 14 (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesia has deployed more than 20 helicopters to six fire-prone provinces in Sumatra and Kalimantan as a pre-emptive measure, after small-scale forest and plantation fires appeared in the past week.
The fires, which have prompted fears of haze returning to the region, have not spread, thanks to rain and fire-fighting efforts on the ground, said Indonesia's national disaster mitigation agency (BNPB).
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