11 minutes agoFires cause $5.2 billion damage in Indonesia
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Forest fires, which destroyed parts of Indonesia this year, cost the country $5.2 billion, the World Bank said in a report. “Dations total and economic losses, as a result of the most devastating forest fires since 2015, are equal to about 0.5% of Indonesia's GDP and can reduce growth [...]
“Dations total and economic losses, as a result of the most devastating forest fires since 2015, are equal to about 0.5% of Indonesia's GDP and can reduce growth in 2019 and 2020, respectively, by 0,09 and 0.05 percentage point”, the World Bank noted.
The report reportedly burned between January and September in eight provinces, mainly in the Sumatra and Borneo Islands.
More than 900000 people reported respiratory diseases, 12 national airports banned operations, and hundreds of schools in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore had to be closed temporarily.
Forest fires are an annual danger in Indonesia, and smoke often affects Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, bringing air pollution to dangerous levels. / A T S/
