00:02A teenager has spent every dry season watching wildfires approach his home on
00:07the outskirts of Palangka Raya, central Kalimantan, Indonesia. This year, as El
00:13Nino intensified the fires, 16-year-old Rudy Yansa decided to fight back
00:18alongside his father and local volunteers while wearing a Superman costume.
00:23I'm going to go to school, I like to help from home. I'm going to help from home, it's better
00:30to help them.
00:31Especially in my area. In my area, I already bought it for a long time.
00:39Now I'm going to wear it?
00:40Yes, if I don't wear it, I'm going to wear it for a long time.
00:44Is it safe to wear this costume?
00:46It's safe to wear this costume.
00:49Is it safe to wear this costume?
00:50Yes, it's safe to wear this costume.
00:55Rudy Yansa's father, Mulyadi, said his son had gained experience fighting fires by
01:00regularly joining local volunteers after school.
01:04If my son is here, he understands it already.
01:06Because when he goes to school, he doesn't have activities, he will always follow.
01:11So he understands it already.
01:15Residents across Kalimantan have been battling wildfires that are destroying
01:19crops and plantations as blazes spread across the region.
01:23Central Kalimantan is one of six priority provinces for wildfire mitigation,
01:28alongside neighboring West Kalimantan.
01:31Forestry Ministry data showed that 107,465 hectares were burned between January and June this year,
01:39a 110 percent increase from the same period in 2023 when El Niño last hit Indonesia.
01:46Fires have also affected provinces across Java, Papua, and the Nusa Tangara Islands.
01:56Fires have also affected by Nusa Radha Island, and the Nusajung Neyi have been
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