Rain has finally fallen in Kalimantan and Sumatra amid efforts to\nextinguish forest and land fires.<\/p>\n
Rain fell in Martapura, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan. Hasan\nHamdan, head of Bumi Selamat Rescue (Buser) 690, described the emotional\nmoment when the rain finally arrived. Firefighters were still working to\nput out the blaze, and the rain felt like long-awaited relief.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is something to be grateful for, because we have been battling\nforest and land fires for four months, and it only rained yesterday,\u201d\nHasan told detikKalimantan on Monday (26 October 2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is one small victory for us volunteers: at last, the rain has\ncome to help us put out the fires,\u201d he added, visibly moved.<\/p>\n
Martapura resident Devi Farah also confirmed that heavy rain fell for\nabout 20 minutes. She was grateful and hoped it would ease the burden on\nvolunteers and bring some relief to residents who have been affected by\nhaze for months.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very grateful for this rain. It was extremely heavy. This is the\nfirst time it has rained this hard after four months of dry weather,\u201d\nDevi said.<\/p>\n
Rain also fell in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, accompanied by strong\nwinds that brought down a tree.<\/p>\n
Antara reported that people had been waiting for rain in Banjarbaru\nand other parts of South Kalimantan, hoping it would help extinguish\nforest and land fires and end the haze. The rain fell on Sunday\nafternoon (25 October 2026).<\/p>\n
A large tree fell on Jalan Karang Anyar in Loktabat Utara, North\nBanjarbaru district, blocking the entire road. Motorists had to find an\nalternative route to avoid long delays, as the main road was\nimpassable.<\/p>\n
Utari Randiana, a forecaster at the Syamsudin Noor Meteorological\nStation in Banjarmasin, part of the South Kalimantan Meteorology,\nClimatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), said several areas of the\nprovince, including Banjarbaru, were at risk of moderate to heavy rain,\npossibly accompanied by lightning and strong winds.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese conditions are expected to continue until 8.30pm Central\nIndonesia Time on Sunday,\u201d Utari said, Antara reported on Monday (26\nOctober 2026).<\/p>\n
Rain in Sumatra<\/strong><\/p>\n Rain has also fallen on Sumatra, specifically in South Sumatra. It is\nexpected to help with firefighting, although it remains unclear whether\nit will be enough to tackle all the fire hotspots.<\/p>\n Ferdian Krisnanto, head of the Ministry of Forestry\u2019s Sumatra Forest\nFire Control Office, said the rainfall was welcome news for personnel\nwho have been working to extinguish fires in the field.<\/p>\n \u201cPlease pray that the rain has a positive impact,\u201d Ferdian said on\nMonday (26 October 2026).<\/p>\n According to field reports from the Manggala Agni firefighting teams,\nrain fell in Tulung Selapan and Pangkalan Lampam in Ogan Komering Ilir\nRegency. It was light, beginning at 4.30am and continuing into the\nmorning.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, no rain had yet fallen at the fire site in Putak village,\nGelumbang district, Muara Enim, where smoke was still visible.<\/p>",
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