Palembang, Nov. 1 -- South Sumatra's provincial government will continue dry ice seeding and weather modification operations to curb haze and extinguish hotspots from forest and land fires in several areas, Governor Herman Deru said.

Deru spoke on Sunday after visiting a fire-hit site in Tulung Selapan Urban Village, Ogan Komering Ilir District, saying the efforts would continue even though rain has begun falling in parts of the province.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has indicated the weather will turn dry again before a wider rainy season arrives, projected for late November to early December, according to Deru.

"Based on BMKG forecasts, there remains a possibility that the weather will become dry again; t...