Palembang, S Sumatra, Sept. 9 -- The South Sumatra provincial police is continuing to deploy hundreds of its personnel to combat forest and land fires during the 2020 dry season in spite of frequent rains over the past few days.

The forest and land fire task force members deployed in districts prone to forest and peatland fires are continuing to sanction anybody found violating the ban on slash-and-burn practices, chief of the public relations division of the South Sumatra provincial police, Senior Commissioner Supriadi, said here on Wednesday.

As per data, nine districts and one city in the province face the threat of forest and land fires. The nine districts are Musi Banyuasin, Ogan Komering Ilir, Ogan Komering Ilir, Muara Enim, Ogan ...