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16 October 2026

Four killed as Indonesia battles worst forest fires in more than a decade

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Source reporting: Al Jazeera English

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Four killed as Indonesia battles worst forest fires in more than a decade

The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade.

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