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Indonesian authorities deployed aircraft to scatter dry ice over South Sumatra in an experimental attempt to disperse wildfire haze. The trial aims to lift smog from the lower atmosphere amid the country's worst fire season in a decade.
Four people died and two suffered severe burns while battling a wildfire in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The incident occurred as Indonesia faces worsening forest fires and transboundary haze.
A forest fire in Indonesia's Bangka Belitung province, fuelled by El Niño, has destroyed nearly 300 homes and displaced nearly 1,000 people. Authorities report severe haze and wildlife devastation as conditions worsen.
