disaster Indonesia
Wildfire destroys homes and forces evacuations in Indonesia
300homes
A forest fire in Bangka Belitung province razed nearly 300 homes.
A forest fire in Bangka Belitung province on Sumatra destroyed nearly 300 homes and forced nearly 1,000 people to evacuate. Officials linked the severe fires to dry conditions and El Niño.
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- 300homes
A forest fire in Bangka Belitung province razed nearly 300 homes.
“has razed nearly 300 homes”
- 1,000people
Nearly 1,000 people fled the village.
“nearly 1,000 people had fled the village”
The fire was fuelled by El Niño.
“A forest fire on Indonesia’s Sumatra island fuelled by El Niño”