Meulaboh, July 9 -- The Aceh Barat District Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) in Aceh Province has confirmed that around nine hectares of land owned by local residents have been burned.

"Crews are still battling fires in several locations," Acting Head of the Aceh Barat District BPBD, Teuku Ronal Nehdiansyah, stated in Meulaboh on Tuesday.

The land currently recorded as burned in Aceh Barat District includes six hectares in Johan Pahlawan Sub-district, comprising approximately three hectares in Lapang Village, about one hectare in Ujong Beurasok Lapang, and around two hectares in Suak Raya Village.

Furthermore, roughly two hectares of land have burned in Karang Hampa Village, Arongan Lambalek Sub-district, and one hectare in Mon Pasong...