Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia's wildfire-hit South Sumatra
About 3,000 residents gathered in Palembang, South Sumatra, to perform salat istisqa, a special Islamic prayer for rain, as wildfires scorched forests and peatland across the province. South Sumatra recorded 1,429 hot spots, the highest nationwide, with nearly 940 square kilometers burned across Indonesia in July alone. Authorities deployed aircraft for cloud-seeding and water-bombing, arrested 72 people suspected of starting fires, and are investigating four companies for alleged land-clearing by fire.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Both outlets report nearly identical facts; AP provides more detail on firefighting aircraft numbers while Al Jazeera's photo-essay format condenses the same information.
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“Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia's wildfire-hit South Sumatra”
“Indonesia battles haze as wildfires rage across South Sumatra forests”
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Indonesia deployed 30 aircraft for cloud-seeding and water-bombing over Kalimantan and 22 helicopters covering Sumatra.
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