REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KAMPAR -- President Joko Widodo said that next year Indonesia plans to buy a special aircraft for fire disaster management (water bombing aircraft). He explained that the budget needed to be discussed with the Parliament.
"At least three aircraft which has a large capacity and can bring 12 tons of waters," he said after reviewing the former location of fires in Rimbo Panjang village, Tambang district, Kampar, Riau, Friday (9/10).
The President also stated that helps from several countries will be concentrated to extinguish land and forest fires in South Sumatra. He revealed some countries are able to provide assistance, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Russia, Australia, and China
"It will be concentrated in South Sumatra because mostly fires are still in South Sumatra. Singapura has come to give assistance," Jokowi explained.
He said foreign aid was in the form of aircraft that can carry water to "waterbombing" above 10 tons of waters.
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