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Indonesian military helicopter on wildfire mission crashes off Borneo, killing 1

Crash leaves one dead and two missing as Indonesia struggles to control months-long wildfires.

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An Indonesian military helicopter carrying eight people on a firefighting mission crashed off Borneo island on Wednesday, killing one crew member and leaving two missing amid ongoing wildfires.

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Indonesia has faced months of wildfires across Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua, causing widespread haze.

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An Indonesian military helicopter carrying eight people on a firefighting mission crashed in waters off Borneo island on Wednesday, killing a crew member, the army said.

The Southeast Asian archipelago has for months been struggling to control wildfires that have burned through large swathes of Sumatra, Borneo and Papua islands, causing choking haze that drifted to neighbouring Malaysia, East Timor and Singapore.

The helicopter took off on Wednesday morning from Seruyan district in Borneo’s Central Kalimantan province to fight fires in the Tanjung Puting National Park, an army statement said.

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