South Kalimantan faces intensified wildfire season widen impacts as central and western Indonesia burn; province’s capital is Banjarmasin, the smallest Kalimantan province.
Indonesia is battling widespread wildfires that have scorched tens of thousands of hectares, forcing school closures and online learning in affected provinces. Authorities are deploying cloud-seeding aircraft and firefighting efforts across six provinces with more than 107,000 hectares burned this year. The country faces a harsher dry season linked to El Niño.
Indonesia confronts widespread forest and peat fires driven by El Niño. Authorities report thousands of hot spots, ongoing suppression, and regional haze affecting Malaysia. President Prabowo has vowed continued support for firefighting and has authorized foreign aircraft to assist operations.