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Thick haze blankets Pekanbaru
Several tall buildings in Pekanbaru, Riau province, were blanketed by thick haze on Tuesday morning
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Several tall buildings in Pekanbaru, Riau province, were blanketed by thick haze on Tuesday morning.
According to Antaranews.com, buildings along Jl. Soebrantas Panam and Jl. Jenderal Sudirman were blanketed in smoke at 7 a.m. with visibility around 1.5 kilometers, with the smoke getting thicker at noon.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Pekanbaru has reported 148 hotspots spread over five provinces in Sumatra on Tuesday morning: 55 in South Sumatra, 45 in Riau, 35 in Jambi, nine in Bangka Belitung and four in Lampung,
'The hotspots have developed in ten regencies in Riau,' said Head of BMKG Pekanbaru Sugarin as quoted by Antara news agency.
The thick haze, which was caused by forest fires in Pekanbaru, affected students' first day of school on Monday. To reduce its effect, the Riau Public Health office distributed medical masks to the students. (edn)(++++)
