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Wildfires threaten Indonesia's new capital Nusantara as drones and carrier deployed

Wildfires are posing a significant threat to Indonesia's new capital city, Nusantara, with over 400 hectares burning in the surrounding areas. The nation is experiencing its most intense wildfire season in 11 years, with nearly 202,000 hectares burned nationwide this year. In response, President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the deployment of water-bombing drones and Italy's donated aircraft carrier, the Giuseppe Garibaldi, to combat the blazes. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Resty Woro Yuniar ·

    Wildfires threaten Indonesia’s new capital as carrier ordered in

    Indonesia’s wildfires are creeping towards Nusantara, the country’s new capital under construction on Borneo island, challenging its promise of becoming an eco-friendly “smart forest city”. The Southeast Asian nation is battling what officials call its most intense wildfire seaso…