Palembang, Oct. 30 -- South Sumatra's Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has deployed three water-bombing helicopters to fight forest and land fires in Ogan Komering Ilir District.

Sudirman, head of emergency response at the agency, said here Friday that fires were still burning in Cengal, Pedamaran and Sungai Menang Subdistricts.

"Three water-bombing helicopters were deployed to Ogan Komering Ilir on Thursday (Oct. 29) to fight fires in Cengal, Pedamaran and Sungai Menang," he said.

The helicopters conducted 18 water drops over Cengal, 15 over Pedamaran and eight over Sungai Menang, according to firefighting records.

Despite the 41 water drops, fires in all three subdistricts remained active, with smoke still rising from seve...