Protests spread in Indonesia as anger mounts over forest fires and haze印尼各地抗议活动蔓延,民众对森林火灾和雾霾的愤怒情绪日益高涨
JAKARTA: Protests have erupted across parts of Indonesia as frustration grows over the government's handling of widespread forest and land fires, with demonstrators demanding stronger firefighting efforts, tougher action against companies responsible for the blazes and greater protection for affected communities.

People (left) gathering outside the Central Kalimantan Governor’s Office on Oct 15 to protest the government’s response to the haze issue, and the budget allocated for disaster management. - SCREENGRAB FROM YOUTUBE, REUTERS
JAKARTA: Protests have erupted across parts of Indonesia as frustration grows over the government’s handling of widespread forest and land fires, with demonstrators demanding stronger firefighting efforts, tougher action against companies responsible for the blazes and greater protection for affected communities.
The growing public anger comes as Indonesia battles one of its worst forest fire seasons in years, with an El Nino-driven drought leaving vast areas of forest and peatland highly flammable.
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10月15日,民众(左)聚集在中加里曼丹省省长办公室外,抗议政府对雾霾问题的应对措施以及灾害管理预算拨款不足。——图片来自YouTube和路透社
雅加达:印尼部分地区爆发抗议活动,民众对政府处理大范围森林和土地火灾的方式越来越不满。示威者要求加大灭火力度,对造成火灾的公司采取更严厉的措施,并更好地保护受灾社区。
印尼正遭受多年来最严重的森林火灾季之一,厄尔尼诺现象引发的干旱导致大片森林和泥炭地极易燃烧,公众的愤怒情绪日益高涨。
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