3 hours ago · Indonesia
Indonesia wildfire fuelled by El Niño razes 300 homes
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Indonesia. The first report grouped here was at 13 Oct 2026, 12:44 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Indonesia wildfire fuelled by El Niño razes 300 homes”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Hundreds of people displaced in Bangka Belitung province as shift in wind direction drove blaze towards settlement An forest fire on Indonesia’s Sumatra island fuelled by El Niño has razed nearly 300 homes, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, an official said on Tuesday as the country battles devastating blazes…
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Indonesia wildfire fuelled by El Niño razes almost 300 homes
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- The Guardian