Fires in Borneo and Sumatra: Indonesia has clouds seeded - Rain against forest fires
Indonesian authorities are simply unable to get a grip on the devastating forest and land fires. Now clouds are being manipulated and responsible companies are being held accountable.
Indonesia is battling severe forest and land fires on Borneo and Sumatra with a cloud seeding operation. The country's meteorology agency, BMKG, has deployed 15 planes to induce rainfall, using dry ice and salt. The fires have burned thousands of hectares, threatening people and animals, including endangered orang-utans, and causing haze in neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore.
The government has taken action against 32 companies responsible for the fires, including suspending permits for six firms in Central Kalimantan. President Prabowo Subianto has vowed to take a tougher stance on companies responsible for the fires.
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