Residents fear as peatland fires rage
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- Indonesian firefighters on Borneo are battling peatland and forest fires that continue to spread despite round-the-clock efforts.
- Thick haze has covered communities, while limited resources and equipment have made the firefighting operation more difficult; some fires have been linked to an El Niño episode.
On Borneo, Indonesian firefighters are working day and night, yet the fires continue to destroy forest and blanket nearby communities in thick, suffocating haze.
The exhausted crews face a dangerous fight against the blazes with limited resources and equipment. Their efforts have not been enough to match fires that keep consuming peatland and forest.
Some of the fires have been linked to an episode of the El Niño climate phenomenon, while residents watch the smoke spread and fear the continuing peatland fires.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. 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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