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Flights canceled, hot spots increase in Sumatra
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Flights at the Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport in Pekanbaru, Riau, have been canceled on Tuesday due to smog, including those from Garuda Indonesia, Sriwijaya, Lion Air and Citilink.
"Of the 70 flights scheduled for today, 24 have been confirmed as canceled," said the airport's duty manager Hasnan Siregar on Tuesday as quoted by Antara news agency.
According to Hasnan, dozens of other flights have also been delayed due to limited visibility, which reached 800 meters at 11 a.m.
On Monday, all of the flights at the airport, 78 in total, were canceled due to similar reasons.
According to Pekanbaru's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), half of Riau province was covered in thick haze on Tuesday morning with visibility between 50 to 400 meters.
"Dumai suffers the worst with visibility only 50 meters at 7 a.m. Others, like Pelalawan and Pekanbaru, are between 300 and 400 m," said head of BMKG Pekanbaru Sugarin.
According to Sugarin, up to 825 hot spots were detected throughout Sumatra on Tuesday morning, with South Sumatra being the highest contributor with 654 hot spots.
Jambi, which previously had zero hot spots, is reportedly on fire again, with up to 110 hot spots detected. (kes)(++++)
