PEKANBARU (Yosefardi) – The government of Pekanbaru City, Riau province, decided to temporarily stop teaching-learning activities for all schools in the city from Monday (March 10) until Wednesday (March 13), as the smog is worsening.
The smog was caused by the haze, the worst since 1997. This year’s haze has continued for over a month, longer than a week as took place earlier.
The smog is now dangerous and poluted, also hits other areas such as Bengkalis and Siak. So far, some 40,000 people got illness due to polluted smog and over 14,000 hectares land were burnt out by fires.