# Hundreds pray for rain in Indonesia as forest fires and haze persist

https://mins.news/en/video/42023

- CNA, 2026-09-02 12:45 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdhfY7WbfNw

> Hundreds of Muslims in East Kalimantan held an Istisqo prayer for rain as worsening land and forest fires on Borneo continued to produce haze. The pollution has caused respiratory illnesses and pushed thousands of schools, including in neighbouring Malaysia and the Philippines, to move classes online.

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- [Indonesia Borneo Wildfires](https://mins.news/en/topic/indonesia-borneo-wildfires) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/indonesia-borneo-wildfires.md

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