Wildfires damaged 95,000 hectares of land in July: Indonesia minister

Indonesia's wildfires burned nearly 95,000 hectares of land in July, almost double the area damaged in previous six months, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said. He attributed the surge to intensifying El Nino conditions, with the index surpassing 2015 levels. However, the land affected remained lower than during same period in 2015, when a strong El Nino also struck Indonesia.