Pekanbaru: The number of fires in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed, spreading smog across South-East Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
Illegal burning to clear land for agricultural plantations have been raging on Sumatra and Borneo, with Indonesia deploying water-bombing helicopters and thousands of security forces to tackle them.
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