'Never-ending’: Relentless wildfires push Sumatra’s firefighters to their limits
- OGAN ILIR, Indonesia: After eight hours battling flames advancing through a botanical park in South Sumatra, firefighter Rahmat Hadi Wijaya faces a difficult choice.
- Thick smoke rises from the ground, while embers smoulder beneath layers of dead foliage.
- But the 48-year-old has another call to answer: A bushfire about an hour’s drive away is spreading dangerously close to a residential area.
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- OGAN ILIR, Indonesia: After eight hours battling flames advancing through a botanical park in South Sumatra, firefighter Rahmat Hadi Wijaya faces a difficult choice.
- Thick smoke rises from the ground, while embers smoulder beneath layers of dead foliage.
- But the 48-year-old has another call to answer: A bushfire about an hour’s drive away is spreading dangerously close to a residential area.
Sources: CNA