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Coughing babies, DIY-firefighting farmers: Anger rising among locals in South Sumatra as province battles forest fires
Thus, he is confident the fires will not cause transboundary haze this year. “We have set up a (mobile) application…
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‘My baby was constantly coughing’: Raging forest fires in South Sumatra leave locals battling health, safety risks
Thus, he is confident the fires will not cause transboundary haze this year. “We have set up a (mobile) application…
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Death toll from Taiwan golf ball factory fire rises to 9
President Tsai Ing-wen and other top officials visited the scene on Saturday to express condolences to the victims’ families and…
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At least 16 killed in coal mine fire in southwest China
China – the world’s biggest emitter of the pollutants driving climate change – operates thousands of coal mines, even as…
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Taiwan golf ball factory fire kills at least six
TAIPEI: A fire at a golf ball factory in Taiwan killed at least six people, three of them firefighters who…
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One dead, 10 missing in Taiwan golf factory fire
TAIPEI: One person died and 10 were missing after a fire and explosion on Friday (Sep 22) at a factory…
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Vietnam orders apartment block checks after deadly blaze
DENSELY POPULATED Vietnam has a population of 100 million people, a third of whom live in densely populated urban areas.…
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Fire at Vietnam apartment block kills 56, dozens injured
Another witness, Huong, said a small boy was thrown from a high floor to help him escape the flames. “I…
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‘Whole family gone’: Families identify victims of Hanoi fire
Holding out a photo on a mobile phone or simply describing the dead, medical workers asked desperate relatives if they…
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Early detection a key part of Indonesia’s fire management efforts in face of greater wildfire threat
However, fires still occur in APP’s concession areas which span more than 2 million hectares across five provinces. About 28,000…
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