Forest and land fires that have occurred in Riau province have burned peatlands covering an area of ​​996.41 hectares in the period from January to February 24, 2019.
Riau Province has set an emergency alert status for forest and land fires for the next nine months.
Fire suppression is not only carried out from land, but also carried out by air by helicopter. the helicopter brings water and drops water to the location of the fire (water bomb).
The outage of forest fires is difficult to extinguish because of the difficulty of getting water supplies and limited equipment. As a result, several cities in Riau were covered with smog until the air quality became unhealthy.
I took this picture by air when I joined the company team, to see the latest situation of land and forest fires in Riau, on February 25, 2019.