Indonesia bolsters troop numbers to combat Borneo wildfires
- Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land, says the government.
- The Indonesian government is sending 1,500 more soldiers to Borneo to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swaths of the island and created thick smog, choking some areas.
- Fires this year have scorched at least 200,000 hectares (495,000 acres) of land – an area three times the size of the capital, Jakarta, the government said – as dry conditions, driven by a powerful El Nino weather pattern, take hold.
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- Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land, says the government.
- The Indonesian government is sending 1,500 more soldiers to Borneo to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swaths of the island and created thick smog, choking some areas.
- Fires this year have scorched at least 200,000 hectares (495,000 acres) of land – an area three times the size of the capital, Jakarta, the government said – as dry conditions, driven by a powerful El Nino weather pattern, take hold.
Sources: Al Jazeera