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Indonesia deploys 1,500 soldiers to fight Borneo wildfires

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Indonesia is deploying an additional 1,500 soldiers to Borneo to combat wildfires that have scorched over 200,000 hectares of land. The fires, exacerbated by dry conditions from the El Niño weather pattern, have produced significant smog. President Prabowo Subianto ordered the troop increase, with six helicopters also being deployed for waterbombing operations. AI

RANK_REASON The deployment of a large military force to combat a natural disaster of this scale constitutes a significant event. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Indonesia deploys 1,500 soldiers to fight Borneo wildfires

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    1,500 Indonesian soldiers deployed to fight Borneo wildfires

    Indonesia is deploying an additional 1,500 soldiers to Borneo, an official said on Saturday, to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swathes of the island and created thick smog choking some areas. Fires between January and July burned over 200,000 hectares of land – an…

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