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00:00:09Thick haze, yellowish from forest and
00:00:13land fires, enveloped Kotawaringin Timur Regency, Central Kalimantan.
00:00:17This condition caused the air quality in Kotim to fall into the
00:00:20dangerous category.
00:00:30The Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court stated that there were six reports of alleged
00:00:34ethical violations involving nine constitutional judges related to the
00:00:38academic certificate dispute of the Vice President and the printing of the Hell's Earth. Three reports
00:00:43again. In fact, many have been declared null and void, but three other reports are still being processed.
00:01:01The conflict between the Houthi group in Yemen and Saudi Arabia escalated after
00:01:04on Saturday the Houthis launched an attack on Riyadh airport,
00:01:08killing 12 people. On Sunday, the Houthis
00:01:12again launched an attack on Riyadh airport, one person was reported dead and
00:01:15dozens injured.
00:01:42Besides the three main news items, our editorial team has also prepared
00:01:45several other latest information, and here is the full Metro Hari with me, Andipua.
00:02:14Our children's lungs and their educational future are at stake.
00:02:42Forest and land fires in Tanjung Puting National Park, Kotawaringin
00:02:46Barat, Central Kalimantan, continue to spread. The affected area is
00:02:49estimated to reach 54 hectares, while extinguishing efforts are still
00:02:53hampered by limited personnel and equipment
00:02:55as well.
00:03:00Fires in the Tanjung Puting National Park area from two
00:03:02sides, the increasing extent of the fires makes extinguishing
00:03:06efforts even more challenging. The local government of
00:03:09Kotawaringin Barat Regency prioritizes three areas that are the
00:03:12biggest contributors to smoke, namely the Pangkalan Bun Kotawaringin
00:03:16Lama road, Tanjung Putri Village, and the Tanjung
00:03:19Puting National Park area.
00:03:21distance learning, where Limited personnel and equipment are obstacles
00:03:24to extinguishing in the field, therefore the local government requests support
00:03:27from the central government to immediately overcome the spreading fires.
00:03:43Thick haze from forest and land fires enveloped
00:03:47the Trans-Kalimantan South Poro road in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
00:03:51The smoke made the air appear yellow with visibility below
00:03:54100 meters, endangering road
00:03:56users.
00:04:06Haze covered the Mahir Mahar Trans-Kalimantan
00:04:10South Poro road. The air appeared yellow with very
00:04:14limited visibility, even below 100 meters.
00:04:18This condition made road users have to be more careful.
00:04:21During the day until the afternoon, drivers must turn on
00:04:25vehicle lights to help visibility
00:04:28and avoid accidents. One tank truck driver named
00:04:32Muhammad Sema
00:04:35admitted that he was worried about the haze conditions that disrupt health and limit
00:04:39visibility while driving. According to him, thick haze occurs in
00:04:42several points starting from Tumbang Nusa village, Pulang
00:04:46Pisau district, to Cilik Riwut road at
00:04:49km 48,
00:04:50Palangkaraya.
00:04:58You can also see if the visibility is limited.
00:05:01But keep going
00:05:04slowly. Which area is the worst, Mr. Muhamad? Which one is not bad? The really bad one
00:05:08is the bad one. The area
00:05:11there is 45. Thick haze, yellowish
00:05:15from forest and land fires, covered Kotawaringin Timur Regency, Central Kalimantan. This
00:05:18condition caused the air quality in Kotim to fall into the
00:05:22dangerous category.
00:05:23Based on the Air Pollution
00:05:31Standard Index data, the air quality in Kotim is in the
00:05:35dangerous category, at 318 PM
00:05:382:30 at 8:00 AM. Residents are advised to be more
00:05:44careful when doing outdoor activities, considering
00:05:47that exposure to forest fire smoke can trigger
00:05:51eye irritation and respiratory problems. One
00:05:54resident said that the thick haze greatly disrupted activities,
00:05:58especially for drivers who had to be extra careful
00:06:02because of the limited
00:06:03visibility.
00:06:26It's really difficult every morning
00:06:30and quite concerning for breathing, especially
00:06:34for children. Also for drivers, don't forget to wear
00:06:37a mask for our safety together, because currently
00:06:41the smoke is quite thick
00:06:44every morning, very thick for Sampit,
00:06:48East
00:06:48Warengen.
00:06:52Not only that, thick haze also impacted flight activities at
00:06:56Hasan Hsin Sampit airport. For two
00:07:00weeks, airport operations have been totally paralyzed. The airport head, Haris,
00:07:04said that visibility at the airport was only 100 meters, making it impossible
00:07:07for flights to
00:07:09operate.
00:07:22Forest and land fires that are still occurring in Central Kalimantan have worsened
00:07:26the air quality in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan.
00:07:29Based on the Palangkaraya City Government's Karhutla dashboard data on
00:07:32Monday, October 12,
00:07:362026, the air quality in Palangkaraya is in the
00:07:39dangerous category. 62,
00:07:42158 hot spots were detected in Central Kalimantan, with
00:07:46657 spots detected in the Palangkaraya
00:07:49City area. Palangkaraya City Government data noted
00:07:5384 cases of acute respiratory tract
00:07:56infections or ISPA as of October 12,
00:07:592026. Amidst these conditions, the public is advised to reduce
00:08:03outdoor activities, wear appropriate masks,
00:08:06and maintain their
00:08:07health.
00:08:17And this time we are connected, viewers, with our colleague Joy Jones
00:08:21who is in Palangkaraya. Joy, good afternoon. How
00:08:24is the haze condition in Palangkaraya
00:08:27today, Joy? Has the smoke been
00:08:30thick since morning?
00:08:34Yes, Anggi and also viewers, indeed, since this
00:08:37afternoon, the air status in Palangkaraya
00:08:40city is still
00:08:42dangerous, and by late afternoon, the situation
00:08:46worsened. Indeed, it has been in a dangerous state since morning,
00:08:50but as the afternoon progresses, the smoke in Palangkaraya
00:08:53city becomes thicker, viewers. As an
00:08:56indicator, of course, from the data we
00:08:59received from the BMKG website,
00:09:02an air indicator
00:09:05of 300 is a dangerous
00:09:09number. However, due to the severity of the air condition
00:09:13in Palangkaraya city,
00:09:16the air pollution index shows a number of
00:09:201,300.
00:09:2309, viewers. At 300,
00:09:27Anggi and viewers, that is the last limit, or
00:09:30above 300 is a dangerous number, and today,
00:09:34as I report this, it is already more
00:09:37than four times
00:09:39the
00:09:42minimum of
00:09:45good air to breathe
00:09:48for humans. And not
00:09:51only from the indicator, Anggi and also viewers, I will invite you to
00:09:54see directly that those numbers are indeed
00:09:58very true, because if you look, Anggi and also
00:10:01viewers, you can see on your screen
00:10:03that as far as the
00:10:06eye can see, only
00:10:10smoke is visible and Palangkaraya city
00:10:14is yellow due to the sun that cannot penetrate
00:10:18the smoke. I have been in Palangkaraya
00:10:21city for almost 4 days, Anggi and also viewers, and not
00:10:25once have I felt the direct sunlight on my
00:10:29skin, because this is the condition from morning
00:10:32until night, and it keeps repeating
00:10:36until now as I report. And
00:10:39this kind of condition, Anggi and also viewers,
00:10:42has been happening for more
00:10:45than 3 months. The people
00:10:48of Palangkaraya have to face
00:10:51these smoky conditions, living in a city covered in
00:10:55smoke like this. However, you can see, Anggi and also viewers,
00:10:58if you also look at your screen and behind me right now,
00:11:02people seem to be
00:11:04doing normal activities
00:11:08of them are not wearing masks. When I
00:11:11asked the public why they were doing
00:11:15normal activities as usual, they said that this condition
00:11:19has not been happening for
00:11:22days, but rather for a long time.
00:11:55normal, but the very bad
00:11:58air still does
00:12:01have an impact, I mean, on the health of the people
00:12:05in Palangkaraya city. Of course, we all know that this is
00:12:09the effect or consequence of very widespread forest
00:12:12fires. In Palangkaraya city
00:12:16alone, viewers, there are more than
00:12:1914,000 hectares of land
00:12:22that have been burned. And these
00:12:25hotspots continue
00:12:27to produce
00:12:30smoke that contributes to the haze
00:12:34that gathers in Palangkaraya
00:12:36city specifically and generally
00:12:40in Central Kalimantan. Of course,
00:12:44the government and also the TNI
00:12:47Polri continue to try to extinguish it. We
00:12:50also met with volunteers
00:12:54and also officers who struggled to extinguish
00:12:57the fire. However, indeed, this
00:13:00seemed to have no impact because the
00:13:04area of the very widespread fires was so large that what
00:13:08they did when I asked was to
00:13:11make every effort to
00:13:14extinguish the existing
00:13:17fire so that the land does not approach
00:13:21central areas such as housing or
00:13:25government offices. Meanwhile, for other
00:13:28wide areas, it is indeed very
00:13:32difficult to cover,
00:13:35due to the vast area, plus the soil structure is
00:13:38peatland, which burns not only on the
00:13:42surface but also at a depth
00:13:45of soil that can reach up to
00:13:483 meters, making it very difficult
00:13:52to extinguish.
00:13:55With the efforts that exist, when I
00:13:58asked, they really hoped for rain in Palangkaraya
00:14:02city, because rain is the most effective
00:14:05way to
00:14:09minimize or
00:14:11eliminate the forest fires so that Palangkaraya
00:14:15city can be free from smoke.
00:14:19Anggi. Joe Jones
00:14:25Viewers, the government is exploring the use of a Brazilian firefighting liquid,
00:14:28Realiza Antishamas, to help extinguish forest
00:14:32and land fires in Indonesia. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Dudung Abdurrahman, said this liquid
00:14:36is expected to help extinguish fires in burnt
00:14:39areas. Met at the Presidential
00:14:42Palace complex in Jakarta, Dudung explained
00:14:45that Realiza Antishamas liquid is assistance from
00:14:48Brazil. This liquid will settle after being sprayed onto
00:14:52burnt land, so it is hoped that it can help stop the spread
00:14:55of fire. Officers will spray this extinguishing liquid from
00:14:59the air using helicopters and carry out manual extinguishing involving
00:15:03personnel on the ground. Dudung emphasized that the government continues
00:15:06to optimize efforts to handle forest and land fires in several
00:15:09regions of Indonesia so that the fires can be quickly controlled.
00:15:12Yes,
00:15:16I am indeed the
00:15:19chairman of the steering
00:15:22committee. Soon, I should have been there yesterday, we will go to
00:15:26South Sumatra. Coincidentally, there
00:15:29is assistance from Brazil. So
00:15:32it's a liquid, right? So if,
00:15:35for example, it is sprayed, it will settle
00:15:39and then it can extinguish the fire. We have tested
00:15:43it in South Sumatra and Kalimantan. Hopefully, this
00:15:47will continue and
00:15:49the fires can be extinguished soon. What kind of liquid is it, sir? And what about
00:15:53the air? The air will be sprayed
00:15:56by helicopter, including manual extinguishing by
00:15:59our members. The
00:16:03haze from forest and land fires in Indonesia is now covering
00:16:07Singapore and Malaysia. The smoke carried by the wind from Sumatra and Kalimantan
00:16:10has worsened the air quality in both countries, falling into the very unhealthy category.
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00:17:31Forest and land fires in Jambi continue to spread, with a total
00:17:35burnt area of more than 8,000 hectares.
00:17:37Several forest areas are temporarily affected, while haze still covers
00:17:41this area. Fires are consuming several forest areas, starting from
00:17:45Berbak 9 National Park in Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency,
00:17:48the Raya Forest area in Petenghari Regency, to the forest in
00:17:52Sungai Glam sub-district, Muaro Jambi
00:17:55Regency. To reach the fire points, the Jambi
00:17:58Karhutla task force deploys personnel through air and
00:18:02land extinguishing. Four helicopters are conducting water
00:18:06bombing to assist.
00:18:15The fires that are still
00:18:20burning are in the national park area, in the
00:18:23border area between the Sembilang National
00:18:26Park and the Berbak National Park, then in
00:18:29Rantau Raso, then there are still some that are going
00:18:33down here in the Tahura
00:18:35Perang Kayu Hitam area. There are still some there, and there were also some in Sungai Gelam
00:18:39yesterday afternoon. If the
00:18:42total for the entire Jambi
00:18:45region until today, from January,
00:18:49is
00:18:508,284
00:18:54forest and land fire haze in Indonesia is now covering
00:18:57Singapore and Malaysia. The smoke carried by the wind from Sumatra and
00:19:01Kalimantan has worsened the air quality in several areas of these two
00:19:04countries, even reaching unhealthy
00:19:07categories.
00:19:13Singapore's usually clear skies are now covered
00:19:16in thick haze. Several city icons, including the Marina
00:19:19Bay Sands hotel, are almost invisible behind the blanket
00:19:22of smoke. Not only does it disrupt the view, this haze also
00:19:26lowers Singapore's air quality to unhealthy
00:19:29to very unhealthy categories. To anticipate a worse impact,
00:19:33the Singaporean government has prepared several protective measures for its citizens,
00:19:36starting from updating air quality information to providing
00:19:40masks and medical
00:19:41assistance.
00:19:48Let's shift to Malaysia. In several regions, the air pollution
00:19:51index is recorded above 100, indicating that the air quality
00:19:55has entered the unhealthy category. The thick
00:19:59smoke even obscured the view of several national icons, including the Petronas
00:20:02Twin Towers and Merdeka 118.
00:20:06The impact is not only visible in the sky and on the streets,
00:20:09teaching and learning activities are also disrupted, to the point where several
00:20:12schools are forced to close.
00:20:24Forest and land fires in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, are still
00:20:27ongoing, and the haze has a wide impact on public
00:20:30health, daily activities, and the economy.
00:20:33To discuss this, we are connected with Indah
00:20:37Restuati, one of the residents of Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan. Ms. Indah, good
00:20:41afternoon.
00:20:46Good afternoon, Mas Anggi. Thank you
00:20:49for joining us. We know that the forest fire and haze
00:20:53situation there has been going on for quite a long time, it was mentioned
00:20:57earlier that it has been 3 months, right? If you could tell us,
00:21:00Ms. Indah, how have you and your family been living
00:21:04amidst these conditions?
00:21:07Yes, before that, I will explain first. This afternoon,
00:21:11I am at the large roundabout or what
00:21:15we usually call the Talawang monument. Okay, ladies
00:21:18and gentlemen, everyone, you can see how
00:21:22the situation is right now,
00:21:25even the Talawang monument in the back is almost not visible
00:21:29anymore, because it is covered by the thick and dense
00:21:32haze in Palangkaraya city. Speaking of the activities we do
00:21:36as a community here, this is the reality we have to face
00:21:39every day, what we have
00:21:42to go through. Every day we are exposed to dangerous
00:21:46pollutants, every day we breathe in very thick smoke,
00:22:20a situation and condition that is currently not normal at all.
00:22:23Okay, Ms. Indah, looking at the conditions around your home,
00:22:27how threatening do these fires feel?
00:22:30Yes,
00:22:35looking at the situation and conditions there,
00:22:39the forest fires have a significant
00:22:42impact on the community, especially the situation
00:22:46around me, which also has an impact not only
00:22:50on health, but even I myself am also affected.
00:22:53My eyes are currently stinging.
00:22:57If you can see on camera, my eyes are already red
00:23:00and irritated. I also experience shortness of breath
00:23:04and coughing every time I go out
00:23:07of the house to do activities outside. From the
00:23:10health impact perspective, this is very impactful,
00:23:14as has been informed that ISPA cases in Palangkaraya
00:23:17city have been recorded more than
00:23:2011,000, and also ISPA cases
00:23:22have been recorded more than
00:23:2692,000. People experience flu, people experience
00:23:30coughs, dizziness, headaches, shortness of breath,
00:23:33red and irritated eyes, and this is what we face every
00:23:37day. Not only from the health
00:23:41impact, but this also impacts the activities and economic
00:23:44turnover of the people in Palangkaraya, Central
00:23:47Kalimantan. Of course, there is a decrease
00:23:51in people's income, from MSMEs,
00:23:55street vendors, traditional markets, and also
00:23:58the risk of losing jobs. Educationally,
00:24:01it also has an impact, where starting from August
00:24:0427, students have also
00:24:08been carrying out
00:24:11learning is carried out online from home. Of course,
00:24:15this also impacts the continuity and
00:24:18effectiveness compared to direct learning
00:24:22at school. Besides that, it also impacts
00:24:25transportation, Mr. Anggi. Yes,
00:24:28yesterday I also experienced the impact myself,
00:24:32transportation, especially flights and
00:24:35land routes, where currently visibility is very
00:24:39limited. Flights have also been disrupted since September
00:24:4317 until now. There have been delays and cancellations
00:24:47for flight safety due to the haze, where
00:24:50at Cilik Riwut Airport, there has been a
00:24:54decrease in visibility from 300 to
00:24:57500 meters. Besides that, Mr.
00:25:00Anggi, there is also a psychological impact on the public
00:25:04who experience and survive
00:25:07in the event of forest
00:25:10fires and haze like this. The psychological impact is
00:25:14like the news that has spread and
00:25:18the news that is on social media. We see
00:25:21some residents' homes almost
00:25:25burned down, even already completely burned. This also
00:25:28certainly has a psychological impact on the community. There is anxiety
00:25:32and trauma for the affected community.
00:25:35Okay, Ms. Indah, we saw a video of Ms. Indah
00:25:39with several volunteers directly helping to
00:25:42extinguish the fire. Amidst the risk of fire and smoke exposure,
00:25:46what actually motivated Ms. Indah to participate in the field?
00:25:58So, we have a video regarding Ms. Indah participating in the field, right? Then,
00:26:01what motivated Ms.
00:26:04Indah to go to the field, because it's dangerous, right? Fire and also smoke
00:26:08exposure.
00:26:11Yes, of course, this comes from my conscience as a
00:26:14citizen, because I also cannot just stand
00:26:18by. Besides having to be careful,
00:26:21I also feel called to go directly
00:26:25to the field to witness firsthand how the officers
00:26:29and volunteers are struggling against
00:26:32extinguishing the fire and also fighting, risking their lives
00:26:36in the forest fire extinguishing process in Palangkaraya,
00:26:39Central Kalimantan. I saw firsthand what the
00:26:43situation and conditions were like in the field. We see
00:26:46that access is very difficult, starting
00:26:49from a lack of personnel, starting
00:26:52from
00:26:54inadequate tools and equipment. There are so many
00:26:58things that I saw firsthand, how
00:27:01the officers and volunteers
00:27:04survived in struggling to extinguish
00:27:08the forest fires. Okay, Ms.
00:27:12Indah, how do you and your friends
00:27:15face the situation when you know
00:27:18that the personnel and equipment available are actually
00:27:21insufficient?
00:27:25Yes, my first step
00:27:27is
00:27:30the situation and conditions in the field. At that time, I saw that
00:27:34the equipment and gear were inadequate, and logistics
00:27:38also needed to be maximized.
00:27:41We opened donations, and
00:27:44of course, some time ago when I
00:27:47went directly to the field, I also collaborated with the Palangkaraya
00:27:51Emergency Response, where we opened donations and
00:27:54distributed them to the officers and
00:27:58volunteers who became the front line in the
00:28:01forest fire extinguishing process. Okay, okay, Ms. Indah, what
00:28:05is most needed right now? Are masks enough for now?
00:28:08Yes, for now,
00:28:13to my knowledge, for masks,
00:28:17they are sufficient.
00:28:21Previously, there was a shortage of masks, but
00:28:25currently, what is most needed is stock for
00:28:28oxygen and also oxygen, because here it is also
00:28:31quite rare and difficult
00:28:33to obtain.
00:28:35Okay, what else is needed right now, Ms. Indah, from
00:28:39what you're monitoring
00:28:40there?
00:28:45What is needed right now is
00:28:47a supply of logistics
00:28:50such as vitamins
00:28:53for the officers and also
00:28:56oxygen and also oxygen, and definitely more
00:29:00oxygen and assistance for vitamins
00:29:03and medicines are also needed. And
00:29:07hopefully, this information from Ms. Indah can help all of Indonesia, Ms.
00:29:10Indah and your colleagues there. Thank you, Ms.
00:29:12Indah.
00:29:15We will be back with other news, viewers. After the flash flood that
00:29:18hit Padang city, residents are starting to return home
00:29:21and clean up their houses.
00:29:23Soon.
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