Fire on Indonesia ferry kills 3
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Sumatra reported 1,292 hotspots on Monday (Jul 21), a jump from 94 on Jul 12, causing haze to hit several western states on Peninsular Malaysia.
At least three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and two others were still missing after the ship caught fire.
Haze from forest and peatland fires in some parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra island was detected in Malaysia on Sunday, officials said. Forest and peat fires are an annual problem in Indonesia that strain relations with neighboring countries.
Indonesia's coast guard attended to a ship that caught fire off the coast of Sulawesi on Sunday (July 20), video from rescuers showed.
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Agence France-Presse on MSNIndonesia ferry fire kills three, more than 500 rescuedThree people died and more than 500 others were rescued after a ferry caught fire off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, emergency officials said Monday. At least 568 people were rescued from the ferry and water while three others were found dead,
There are no reports of casualties or injuries into the incident yet. However, rescue operations are underway. Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency, the Navy, the Coast Guard and even local fishermen are all helping to evacuate the passengers safely.
A MASSIVE inferno has erupted on a packed ferry forcing passengers to jump overboard – with dozens feared trapped. Flames engulfed the KM Barcelona VA vessel on Sunday, forcing many of the
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Amazon S3 on MSNPython stuck inside motorcycle rescued by firefighters in IndonesiaThis is the moment a python stuck inside a motorcycle was rescued by firefighters in Indonesia. A motorist noticed the 13ft (4m) reticulated python nestled in the front fairing in Tangerang, Banten Province.