Indonesia: Hot Spots Located In 129 Locations In Riau

Ahmad Fuad Yahya Bernama 16 Aug 12;

JAKARTA, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- Hot spots have been detected in 129 more locations in Riau island, Indonesia.

The worst hit district was Pelalawan with 43 hot spots detected in its forests, according to Aristya Ardhitama, the analyst at Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency's monitoring station in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau.

Ardhitama said the resulting haze had affected the visibility range for flights passing the island.

"The worst was on Tuesday when the range was below 1 kilometre. However, flight activities at Sultan Syarif Kasyim II Airpot in Pekanbaru have not been affected so far," he said.

He added that the haze situation in Riau was expected to prolong a few more weeks.

The hot spots also have contributed to the haze situation in other parts of Southeast Asia including Malaysia.

-- BERNAMA