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HH: Indonesia's Triple Whammy

Day 1,071, 07:41 • Published in Singapore

• by lightofsirius

Photo of the haze upon the Singapore skyline taken from the Singapore flyer, by Straits Times

Not long ago, everyone, from the north in Malaysian peninsula to the south in Singapore, was complaining about the haze. It was brought on by irresponsible deforestation by Indonesian farmers. Winds blew resultant pollutants across Southeast Asia and Malaysia bore the brunt of the air pollution. But then these happene😛

PG-13 depiction of what happened over in Indonesia

Over in Java, Mt. Merapi erupted on Tuesday, spewing clouds of hot ashes into the atmosphere and surrounding areas, causing injuries to villagers around.

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit off-coast West Sumatra.

The earthquake triggered a tsunami and overwhelmed the Mentawi Islands. 108 are confirmed dead, and scores more are missing.

After all these, are Indonesian's neighbours going to stand at the sideline and continue to blame their farmers for the haze? No! We're going to pray for the victims of the consecutive tragedies that has burdened Indonesia, and also for the farmers who are burning virgin forests for farmland.

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lightofsirius Day 1,071, 08:18

A series of unfortunate events.

Looking on the bright side, Jakarta Stock Exchange closed with record high.

Arbryn Day 1,071, 10:59

😞 Mother nature can be brutal.

Gladius Reinjeckt Day 1,072, 20:33

Can't say it wasn't karma, no matter how gruesome it may have been.

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