Pekanbaru, June 1 -- Eleven regions in Riau Province have declared a forest and land fire emergency alert status to strengthen mitigation efforts and improve coordination among local, provincial, and central authorities ahead of the dry season.

Jim Gafur, Head of the Emergency and Logistics Division of the Riau Regional Disaster Management and Firefighting Agency (BPBD Damkar), stated that in addition to the district and city governments, the Riau Provincial Government (Pemprov) has also declared an emergency alert status for forest and land fires.

"Currently, the Riau Provincial Government and 11 district and city governments in Riau have declared an emergency alert status for forest and land fires. Only one region, Kuansing, has not y...