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Riau likely to send haze to Singapore, Malaysia
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Sun, 07/05/2009 6:25 PM | National
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKB) predicted Sunday that the haze currently blanketing Riau province would likely move to nearby Singapore and Malaysia.Rahmad Tauladani, an analyst at the agency's Riau office, noted that the wind was now changing direction and blowing the haze to the direction of Singapore and Malaysia.
"In near future, the haze from Riau will go to neighboring countries because the wind blows it to the east," Rahmad was quoted by Antara as saying.
He said the haze currently blanketing Pekanbaru, the provincial capital of Riau, came from Riau province itself, and some likely coming from other areas such as Jambi and South Sumatra.
Based on satellite images, the number of hotspots on Sumatra island -- an indication of forest fires -- dropped from 277 hotspots on Saturday to only 60 hotspots on Sunday.
The BMKG spotted eight hotspots in Riau province on Sunday, spreading in three regencies, i.e. Indragiri Hilir, Pelalawan and Indragiri Hulu.
Rahmad predicted that forest fires would continue to beset Riau because of low intensity of rains.
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