Jakarta, Oct. 13 -- Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said more than 60,000 personnel from various agencies have been deployed to fight forest and land fires, particularly in Central Kalimantan and South Sumatra.

Teddy said here Monday evening that President Prabowo Subianto received an update on personnel deployments and firefighting efforts during a limited meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta that day.

The briefing revealed that firefighting was still underway across 639 hectares in six provinces, particularly in Kalimantan and Sumatra.

"The main focus is now on two provinces, Central Kalimantan and South Sumatra," Teddy said, summarizing the meeting.

Ground firefighting operations are supported by 60,177 personnel from...