Pekanbaru, Riau, Sept. 27 -- Riau's disaster agency said it would continue weather modification operations despite no active forest and land fires in the province, aiming to keep peatlands wet and prevent future outbreaks.

Riau Disaster Management and Firefighting Agency (BPBD Damkar) Head M Edy Afrizal said the operations were aimed at keeping peatlands wet because they are particularly vulnerable to fires when dry.

"Weather modification operations are still continuing. This is an anticipatory measure to wet areas, especially peatlands, which are prone to fires when dry," he said in Pekanbaru on Sunday.

He said the operations would continue until Riau entered the rainy season, with aircraft deployed whenever potentially rain-producing...