Muslims gather for rain prayers in wildfire-hit Indonesia
Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have held a mass Islamic prayer for rain as forest and peatland fires fueled choking haze across parts of the country. About 3,000 residents gathered in Palembang on Tuesday to perform “salat istisqa,” a speci…
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Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have held a mass Islamic prayer for rain as forest and peatland fires fueled choking haze across parts of the country. About 3,000 residents gathered in Palembang on Tuesday to perform “salat istisqa,” a speci…
PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) Authorities in Indonesias South Sumatra, the province with the highest number of wildfire hot spots, turned to spiritual measures on Tuesday as huge blazes in central and we…
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