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         FOREST FIRE IN KALIMANTAN

*Orientation :

         On 13 September 2019,

         forest and land fires (karhutla) are widespread in Kalimantan and Sumatra. The events during the 2019 dry season again triggered haze disasters in many areas. Smoke disaster reports also emerged from Riau, Central Kalimantan and West Kalimantan this month. Based on data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) until Monday, September 16, 2019, at 16:00 WIB, hotspots were found in Riau as many as 58, Jambi (62), South Sumatra (115), West Kalimantan (384), Central Kalimantan (513) and South Kalimantan (178).

In a vulnerable 1997, Riau was free of forest and haze, namely 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The most severe was 2014 and 2015 because it was determined a national disaster with a haze emergency response status. The thick haze of the effects of forest and land fires still surrounds the Riau sky. Visibility in the most severe Pelalawan Regency only translucent 400 meters.

*Event :

     peatlands burned 89,563 hectares out of a total of 328,724 hectares burned by the end of August 2019. The most extensive peat fire area was in Riau (40,553 hectares), Central Kalimantan (24,883 hectares), West Kalimantan (10,025 hectares). Forest and land fires also occur in Jambi, South Kalimantan, South Sumatra, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, East Kalimantan, Aceh, Bangka Belitung, North Kalimantan and North Maluku.

       Forest fires that occurred in Kalimantan due to a group of people who wanted forest land in Kalimantan to be used by them, by burning it during the dry season.

    Haze from forest and land fires (karhutla) that occurred in several provinces in Indonesia disrupted residents' activities, such as transportation and mobilization. Visibility becomes obstructed, even irritating the eyes. the disease caused by forest fires in Kalimantan is heart disease, ISPA and lung disease.

*Reorientation :
     The tragedy was repeated in 2019 due to a group of people who wanted the land and consumed several victims such as animals, plants, and harmed the people who.