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View all search resultsTransportation Ministry data showed that more than 2,300 flights had been disrupted since Sunday, affecting 270,337 passengers. That was a sharp increase from a day earlier, when more than 450 flights affecting 170,000 passengers were disrupted.
With more than 107,000 hectares already ravaged by land and forest fires this year, the government is scrambling to strengthen its response as a prolonged dry spell and worsening climate conditions threaten to fuel a wider fire season.
More than 5,000 hotspots were detected as of July 29, a sharp increase compared to previous El Niño years in 2015, 2019 and 2023, BMKG official Ardhasena Sopaheluwakan said in an online briefing. The provinces of West Kalimantan, South Papua and Riau recorded the most hotspots.
Sri Wahyuni Pancasilawati, head of emergency response, equipment and logistics at the North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), said extreme weather has battered parts of the province over the past two weeks, triggering a series of hydrometeorological disasters.
Several wildfire-prone regions in Sumatra and Kalimantan have issued fire alerts as the weather agency predicts a longer dry season starting later this month that may lead to crop failures and increase the risk of severe drought.
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