Reports

DHAGVA - 97/0527 South-East Asia - Environmental Emergency DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 5 4 October 1997 DISASTER SITUATION 1. Fires continue to burn on Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya, contributing to air pollution across many South-East Asian countries.…

(10:29pm AEST) The Indonesian government has revoked the permits of 29 forestry firms, in a bid to control forest fires that have blanketted large parts of South East Asia in smog. The companies failed to meet an October 2 deadline to…

JAKARTA (Reuter) - Changing wind patterns have brought much-needed rain and relief to several of the fire-hit areas of Indonesia, the meteorological office in Jakarta said Thursday. Smoke from huge forest and farmland fires in Indonesia has created a choking haze…

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0523 South-East Asia - Environmental Emergency DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 4 2 October 1997 DISASTER SITUATION 1. Fires continue do burn out of control in the islands of Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya, causing heavy…

DATE=10/02/97 TYPE=WORLD OPINION ROUNDUP NUMBER=6-10376 TITLE=WORLD "BURNS" AS INDONESIA SMOKES BYLINE=ANDREW N. GUTHRIE TELEPHONE=619-3335 DATELINE=WASHINGTON EDITOR=ASSIGNMENTS CONTENTINTRO: FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, AN EXPANDING CLOUD OF SMOKE HAS CAST AN EVER WIDENING PALL OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ASIA, …

(2:23am AEST) An Australian Red Cross team is going to Indonesia to distribute emergency aid to those affected by the pollution crisis. The four member team is being sent at the request of the Indonesian Government and are expected to be…

Weekly News While 800,000 hectares of land in Indonesia are burning, thousands of people have been admitted to hospital with respiratory problems. Millions of people in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines are affected by the choking…

AA45 1/10/97 I am pleased to announce an additional Australian commitment of up to $1 million for aerial water bombing to assist Indonesia tackle emergency problems resulting from the forest fires. This is the second tranche of Australian emergency assistance…

(5:17pm AEST) The Indonesian armed forces have appealed to the international community for equipment to help them fight forest fires blamed for smog blanketing much of Southeast Asia. Malaysia has sent more than a thousand firemen to help Indonesia stamp…

Drought, forest fire, and frost have reportedly killed some 250 persons in several remote villages across the Jayawijaya highlands in Indonesia's Irian Jaya province. Several villages served by World Vision are among those most hit by the disaster. World Vision…