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Peat Catastrophes: Floods and Fires

Monday, March 17, 2025

Flooding worsens as the rainy season subsides, while the threat of forest and land fires looms with the arrival of the dry season.

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Residents of Menang Raya Village carry out activities during flooding in Pedamaran subdistrict, Ogan Komering Ilir, South Sumatra, March 7, 2025. Tempo/Yuni Rahmawati. tempo : 174353027458.

RUSLAN muttered in frustration as he looked over his village, which had been submerged for nearly a week. On that Friday morning, March 7, 2025, his neighborhood in Dusun II, Menang Raya village, Pedamaran subdistrict, Ogan Komering Ilir, South Sumatra, resembled a vast lake. “This is how it is for us. During the rainy season, we flood. During the dry season, we face forest and land fires. It’s been like this for years.”

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