Jakarta – More hot spots have been found in the Sumatran province of Riau on Sunday, blanketing at least 10 districts and cities with haze, the disaster management agency says, according to a media report.

Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) head of information Agus Wiboso was quoted as saying by state-run Antara news agency that up to 329 hot spots were detected across Sumatra on Sunday morning, 208 of which were found in Riau. The numbers have increased from the 148 hot spots detected in Riau on Saturday.

"Most of them are found in the Rokan Hilir district – there are 83 hot spots," Agus was quoted as saying by state-run Antara news agency.

Other areas where hot spots were found included the districts of Bengkalis, Kampar, Pelalawan, Rokan Hulu, Indragiri Hulu and Dumai.

In Dumai, BNPB data show that worsening pollution has resulted in declining visibility range to only 200 meters as of Sunday morning.

The limited visibility, however, does not appear to have interfered with flight activities to and from Riau, of which travel is currently at its peak season due to the Idul Fitri holiday.

Source: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/hot-spots-found-riau/