Smog from forest fires in several areas in Riau has started to harm the air quality in West Sumatra. “Smog from Riau can still be seen clearly,” said Leni Rika, resident of Payakumbuh, West Sumatra yesterday. Analyst from the Pekanbaru Meterology, Climatology, and Geophysics, Agus Widodo, confirmed that the smog in West Sumatera is from Riau. “Smoke from Riau is brought by wind from east to southwest and south and ends up shrouding Jambi and West Sumatra,” he said yesterday.
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