Fires ravage 60 hectares land in Bintan in one week 12th March 2021
Members of the forest and land fire task force put out a fire in Bintan district, Riau Islands province. (ANTARA/HO-UPTD Damkar Toapaya Bintan)
Since a week ago, forest and land fires have occurred almost everyday. Bintan, Riau Islands (ANTARA) - Fires have laid to waste around 60 hectares of peatland and bushland in Bintan district, Riau Islands province in the past week, an official said. Since a week ago, forest and land fires have occurred almost everyday, acting chief of the local fire department, Nurwendi, said on Friday.
Peatland and bush fires have been reported in the three sub-districts of Toapaya, Gunung Kijang, and Teluk Bintan, he informed.
Forest and Land Fires in Bintan, Task Force Team takes 3 Hours to Put Out Fire in Masiran Village
Karhutla in Bintan took place in Masiran Village, Gunung Kijang Village, Gunung Kijang District, Bintan Regency, Riau Islands Province, Saturday 23/1.
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TRIBUNBATAM.id - Forest and land fires or Karhutla in Bintan occurred in early 2021.
As a result of the fire, at least 4 hectares of forest and land were scorched by fire.
In the process of extinguishing the fire, the Toapaya Karhutla Task Force team, which consisted of the Gunung Kijang Police and the Toapaya Damkar UPTD, had difficulty getting to the location of the hotspot.
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Banyan Tree Bintan s private beach. (Photo: Kiki Siregar)
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BINTAN: Located at the northern side of Indonesia’s Bintan island, Banyan Tree Bintan used to be the place to go for those who want some time off while relaxing on white, sandy beaches.
As it is just an hour away by ferry from Singapore, the resort s guests were mostly Singaporeans.
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But when CNA visited last month, an empty beach indicated that the all-villa resort was mostly unoccupied amid the COVID-19 pandemic which has forced borders to close.