Wildfire Smoke Disrupts Daily Life in Palembang

Smoke from forest and land fires covered parts of Palembang on Saturday, leaving the Musi II area and sections of Jakabaring shrouded in haze. Residents could still be seen traveling and cycling through the affected areas despite limited visibility.

The haze spread across the city as fires continued to affect several parts of Indonesia. Photographs showed residents moving through the smoky streets, while aerial images captured the Musi II Bridge partly obscured by the pollution.

According to Himawari-9 satellite imagery monitored by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, or BMKG, at 10 a.m. local time, smoke over South Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, West Sumatra, the Riau Islands, the Bangka Belitung Islands and South Papua was moving northwest to north.

In West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and North Kalimantan, the smoke was moving north to northeast. BMKG’s monitoring was intended to track atmospheric conditions and support public awareness of the fires’ potential impacts.