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Indonesia fire hotspots quadruple to 1,104 as haze disrupts 2,458 domestic flights

JAKARTA, Oct 19 — The number of fire hotspots across Indonesia more than quadrupled to 1,104 yesterday with Kalimantan bearing the brunt as prolonged forest and land fires...

Malay MailMalay Mail2026-10-19 14:34查看原文 ↗

As of October 19, the number of fire hotspots in Indonesia surged to 1,104, with Central and West Kalimantan experiencing the most significant increases.

Despite ongoing firefighting efforts involving 61 aircraft, air quality in these regions has deteriorated to hazardous levels.

The fires have also impacted the aviation sector, causing delays and cancellations of numerous flights nationwide.

The Indonesian government continues to prioritize firefighting operations in severely affected areas, including South Sumatra, South Kalimantan, Jambi, and Riau.

JAKARTA, Oct 19 — The number of fire hotspots across Indonesia more than quadrupled to 1,104 yesterday with Kalimantan bearing the brunt as prolonged forest and land fires generated smoke and haze, worsening air quality in several provinces.

The Forestry Ministry said the number of forest and land hotspots rose from 270 on Saturday, with Central Kalimantan recording the sharpest increase to 495 from 92 the previous day, while West Kalimantan rose to 174 from 22.

In a statement on social media, the ministry said the sharp increases followed several days of relatively low hotspot counts in Central and West Kalimantan despite ongoing firefighting operations.

A total of 61 aircraft remained deployed in the two provinces, including 44 for water bombing and 17 for aerial patrols and weather modification operations, it said.

Air quality deteriorated to very unhealthy and hazardous levels across much of Central Kalimantan, while West, South and East Kalimantan recorded unhealthy to very unhealthy conditions.

Central and West Kalimantan are among six priority areas for firefighting operations, alongside South Sumatra, South Kalimantan, Jambi and Riau.

“Joint teams continue to tackle forest and land fires through ground firefighting, water bombing, aerial patrols, as well as prevention and control measures in priority areas,” the ministry said.

South Sumatra recorded 51 hotspots yesterday, up from nine on Saturday, while South Kalimantan registered 19, compared with two. Jambi recorded nine after reporting none the previous day, while Riau remained at zero.

Separately, the Transportation Ministry said haze had affected 2,458 scheduled domestic flights nationwide between Aug 11 and Oct 17, according to state news agency Antara.

Civil Aviation Director General Lukman F Laisa said the disruptions included 1,080 delayed flights, 1,324 cancelled or postponed flights, 22 diverted to other airports, six forced to return to their departure airports and 26 rescheduled to depart earlier. — Bernama

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截至 10 月 19 日，印度尼西亚的火灾热点数量激增至 1104 个，其中中加里曼丹和西加里曼丹的增幅最为显著。

尽管目前已出动 61 架飞机进行灭火作业，但这些地区的空气质量仍恶化至危险水平。

火灾也影响了航空业，导致全国各地众多航班延误或取消。

印尼政府继续优先在受灾严重的地区开展灭火行动，包括南苏门答腊、南加里曼丹、占碑和廖内。

雅加达，10 月 19 日——昨天，印尼各地的火灾热点数量增加了四倍多，达到 1104 个，其中加里曼丹岛首当其冲，持续的森林和土地火灾产生了烟雾和霾，导致多个省份的空气质量恶化。

林业部表示，森林和土地热点地区的数量从周六的 270 个增加到 495 个，其中中加里曼丹的增幅最大，从前一天的 92 个增加到 495 个，而西加里曼丹的增幅也从 22 个增加到 174 个。