Four new forest fires burn 43 hectares in North Sumatra
JAKARTA: Four new forest and land fires have been detected in North Sumatra, in the northern part of western Indonesia, burning a total of 43 hectares on Thursday and Friday, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said. The agency said first incident occurred on Thursday in two villages in Padang Bolak and Halongonan subdistricts, North […]
First major forest fire in Spain destroys 600 hectares in one day
MADRID: Spain’s first major forest fire of the year has destroyed some 600 hectares of land in just 24 hours in the east of the country, according to the authorities, reported dpa. Some 180 people have been evacuated in the affected mountainous region around Tàrbena in Alicante province, some 90 kilometres south of Valencia, broadcaster […]
Rising from the ashes
‘Fire is something you can look at for hours before you realise its other properties: it destroys and it creates.’ – Adrian Matejka, No sane person would ever want to shout or hear the dreaded four-letter word, but there it was, repeated rapidly over and over. “Fire! Fire! Fire!” came the desperate and unmistakable cries, […]
Dry conditions develop across southern ASEAN region
JAKARTA: The traditional dry season for the southern region of Southeast Asia – comprising Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and southern Thailand – have started, said ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC). The ASMC associated the dry season with the onset of the Southwest Monsoon, and it is likely to stretch into October 2022. “The prevailing La […]
