Indonesia detects five hotspots of forest fires in Riau

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JAKARTA: Indonesia’s meteorology agency has detected five forest and land fire hotspots in Riau province, specifically in the districts of Bengkalis, Kuantan Singingi, and Indragiri Hulu.

"We’ve identified one hotspot in Bengkalis district, two in Kuantan Singingi, and another two in Indragiri Hulu,” said Indah DN, a forecaster with Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency.