Rain prayers in Indonesia as forests burn

Updated September 11 2019 - 5:33pm, first published 5:29pm
Indonesian women wear protective masks as they pray for rain to combat the haze and drought season.
Indonesian women wear protective masks as they pray for rain to combat the haze and drought season.

Thousands of Indonesians are praying for rain in haze-hit towns on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo as forest fires rage at the height of the dry season, the state Antara news agency reports.

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