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As wildfires spread, hundreds in Kalimantan pray for rain
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As wildfires spread, hundreds in Kalimantan pray for rain

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Hundreds of people in Kalimantan performed salat istisqa, a prayer asking for rain, on Wednesday.
  • Forest and land fires have burned about 200,000 hectares, while official figures put the January-to-July burned area at 107,465 hectares.
  • Smoke from the fires has spread beyond Indonesia to Malaysia and the Philippines.

Hundreds of residents in Kalimantan performed salat istisqa on Wednesday, praying for rain as smoke from forest and land fires spread across the region.

The fires have burned about 200,000 hectares, according to the report. Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry recorded 107,465 hectares of forest and land fires between January and July.

The resulting haze has affected not only Indonesia but also Malaysia and the Philippines.

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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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