Indonesia’s forest fires will be extinguished within a month, Environment Minister says印尼环境部长称，印尼森林火灾将在一个月内扑灭。
JAKARTA: Indonesia expects to extinguish its forest fires within a month, Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat said on Wednesday (Oct 13), as the government weighs offers of firefighting help from neighbouring countries before deciding whether to accept them.
People travel on a boat as thick haze blankets a village in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. - AFP
JAKARTA: Indonesia expects to extinguish its forest fires within a month, Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat said on Wednesday (Oct 13), as the government weighs offers of firefighting help from neighbouring countries before deciding whether to accept them.
“Based on my conversation with BNPB, (the fires will be extinguished) in the next few weeks,” he said, referring to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. “The intensity is already starting to decrease. It should (be extinguished) within a month,” Jumhur said at the Prasasti Indonesia Policy Forum 2026 in Jakarta on Oct 13, as quoted by state news agency Antara.
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雅加达：印尼环境部长朱姆胡尔·希达亚特周三（10月13日）表示，印尼预计将在一个月内扑灭森林大火。目前，印尼政府正在权衡邻国提供的灭火援助，然后再决定是否接受。
“根据我与国家减灾署（BNPB）的沟通，（火灾）将在未来几周内被扑灭，”他说道。“火势已经开始减弱。应该在一个月内（被扑灭），”朱姆胡尔10月13日在雅加达举行的2026年印尼政策论坛上表示，该消息由安塔拉通讯社报道。
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印尼环境部长称，印尼森林火灾将在一个月内扑灭。
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