Residents in West Sumatra have seen the first rainfall for a month as the haze crisis continues to affect Indonesia.

The footage, filmed on September 24, shows a light rain shower as grey clouds cover the skyline above West Sumatra.

The filmer told Newsflare: "After more than one month it never rained, on Tuesday there was light rain. The rain began to flush, though not yet able to remove the haze.

"The impact of the haze has led to a number of areas forced to close school activities."

Rain sincr the haze

For almost a month, most areas in West Sumatra experienced a haze crisis. smog sent from Riau and Jambi provinces.

the haze is made worse by drought. one of them is in the Dharmasraya Regency. after more than one month it never rained, on Tuesday September 24 there was a light rain. the rain began to flush, though not yet able to remove the haze.

this video was taken on the Sumatra highway, connecting Dharmasraya with Sijunjung

this video was taken on the Trans Sumatra Road, precisely on the highway that connects Dharmasraya Regency and Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatra.

The weather is more than two months experiencing drought and was hit by a crisis of haze, suddenly rain.

the rain awaited by the people of West Sumatra to reduce the impact of haze. But the rain was not raging, but drizzling.

I took the video and recorded it myself

the appearance of this rain despite drizzle, is expected to reduce the impact of the haze that has blanketed West Sumatra, since the last few weeks.

the impact of the haze has led to a number of areas forced to close school activities