Sherina Reports from Kalimantan Wildfire Site, Highlighting Extinguishing Efforts
Singer Sherina visited the site of forest and land fires (karhutla) in Central Kalimantan, reporting on the haze and the arduous extinguishing efforts. She particularly highlighted the difficulties of firefighting in peatlands within rainforests and the use of a special fire-extinguishing soap developed by a university.
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