Indonesia Flags Risk of Forest Fires That Triggered 2015 Haze
- Satellite images show 170 hotspots across Indonesia: agency
- Most of Southeast Asia hit by 2015 haze caused by forest fires
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Indonesia sees the risk of forest and land fires increasing until the peak of dry season in September, reigniting concerns of a repeat of 2015 haze that enveloped much of Southeast Asia.
Satellite images showed 170 hotspots across the country, including 35 in Aceh province on Sumatra island, 44 in East Nusa Tenggara and 21 in West Kalimantan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. Affected areas also include other parts of Sumatra, Kalimantan on Borneo, Java and Sulawesi, the agency known as BNPB said on Twitter.