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Wildfires destroy wide swaths of Johor forests

By MERGAWATI ZULFAKAR, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, ASHLEY TANG, SHARON LING, RENA LIM, N. TRISHA, R. SEKARAN, SARBAN SINGH, MOHD FARHAAN SHAH and VENESA DEVI

Thursday, 12 Sep 2019

JOHOR BARU: The wildfires caused by open burning has destroyed about 48ha of forest area in Johor.

There were three hotspots including in Muar (20ha), Pontian (12ha) and Gelang Patah (16ha), said state Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Yahaya Madis.

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