Hi, mungkin ada kawan-kawan envorum yang butuh informasi lanjutan mengenai kebakaran hutan. Inilah kliping kecil dari "Indonesia - OCHA Consolidated Situation Report No. 32, 06 - 13 July 2001". Salam, Sini [-] 1. NATURAL DISASTERS During the week, smoke haze-blamed on forest and peat fires and farm clearings in Kalimantan and Sumatra-covered wide areas in northern Sumatra, West and Central Kalimantan, Singapore Island, the Malaysian part of Borneo, and southern Thailand, disrupting airport activities and sea transportation, and causing eye irritations and breathing problems. Visibility in some areas was reduced to less than 100 meters. A West Kalimantan official said Wednesday the administration distributed thousands of facemasks to residents. Minister of Forestry Marzuki Usman said Tuesday the government, owing to severe lack of capacity, had yet to formulate a programme to remedy the situation. Director General of forest preservation and natural conservation Wahjudi Wardojo said there were 36 hot spots in West Kalimantan and 10 in East Kalimantan. There were 117 hot spots in North Sumatra and 112 spots in Riau, as well as 53 in West Sumatra. Last month, there were only three hot spots detected in North Sumatra. The Malaysian Government has banned open burning for the next three months in recognition of rising health concerns. Authorities in Singapore are monitoring air pollution levels. Later news reports from Malaysia and Thailand indicated that the air had cleared by Thursday. (*) [-] This report and all previous ones can be found on OCHA's website at www.reliefweb.int Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs UN Building 4th Floor Jl. MH. Thamrin 14 P.O. Box 2238, Indonesia FAX: (62-21) 319-0003 PHONE: ( 62-21) 314-1308, Ext. 215, 151, 125
