531 hotspots in Sumatra, 40ha burning in Dengkil


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 03 Aug 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: It's that time of the year again. It's the dry spell, the haze is coming back and the number of hotspots in Sumatra has jumped from 351 to 531 within 24 hours.

To make things worse, a 40ha peat forest in Dengkil has been burning for the last two days. And the weather is expected to stay dry for the next three days.

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