400 Hectares of Forest and Land Fire in South Sumatra Still Burning, Coordinating Minister Urges Personnel to Focus on Critical Areas

According to previous operation reports, the estimated total burned land reached approximately 639 hectares.

Of this, 210 hectares have been addressed through ground firefighting, while 26 hectares were managed using water bombing operations.

"With these achievements, around 400 hectares of land still require further handling," he added.

Wind Movement

Wind direction is also a key factor in the operations.

Smoke from the hotspots has the potential to move southwestward, including from OKI towards Palembang city.

This situation has led authorities to urge all involved parties to optimize available resources by directing personnel and equipment to the most critical locations.

"These efforts are expected to accelerate extinguishing efforts while preventing fires and smoke from spreading to other areas," he concluded.