Indonesia wildfire fuelled by El Niño razes 300 homes
BANGKA, Indonesia: A forest fire on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has razed nearly 300 homes, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, an official said Tuesday, as the country battles devastating blazes and haze. Residents first spotted the fire approaching their village in the Bangka Belitung province…
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