Jakarta, Oct. 26 -- Indonesia's National Zakat Agency (Baznas) has deployed disaster-response teams to fight forest and land fires across the country, particularly in Kalimantan, while operating an oxygen health center in Palangka Raya.

The oxygen center in Central Kalimantan has provided health services to 261 people, said Idy Muzayyad, a Baznas executive overseeing distribution, utilization and empowerment.

He said Baznas was fighting fires and distributing humanitarian aid to affected residents, firefighters and volunteers.

"As of Saturday, October 24, Baznas had deployed 70 response personnel from various regions, supported by medical staff in Central Kalimantan," Idy said in a statement issued in Jakarta on Monday.

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