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The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department has conducted 21 water-bombing sorties and dropped 33,000 litres of water to extinguish a peatland fire spanning nearly 100ha at Jalan Sungai Kapal, Taman Bayu Damai in Pengerang.

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00:00The fire and rescue department said it had conducted
00:0521 water bombing and dropped 33,000 litres of water
00:08to extinguish a peatland fire.
00:10Spanning nearly 100 hectares in Pengarang, Johor.
00:13They said the first phase of the operation
00:15on Wednesday commenced at 12.30 p.m. involving a total flight time.
00:20The operation focused on the central area.
00:25The operation focused on the areas of the fire
00:27that were difficult for ground personnel to access
00:29in the area at Jalan Sungaik.
00:30They said they faced challenges due to the
00:35proximity of residential areas and strong sea winds.
00:39Another flight was off.
00:40The flight was also scheduled for Wednesday afternoon
00:42with an expected 40 water bombing sorties in
00:45involving an additional 50,000 litres of water.
00:48At press time, 54.5
00:50of the affected area had been extinguished.
00:53A total of 100.
00:5553 people have been evacuated to two relief centres near the area.
01:00The ship was completed.
01:01The Mount Everest at 12.30 p.m.
01:22In a way of crashing and rising winds,
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