'Keep up the spirit': Indonesian teenage 'Superman' joins wildfire fight
The 17-year-old volunteer has helped battle fires since 2023 as Indonesia says blazes burned more than 200,000 hectares this year.
- Dressed as Superman, 17-year-old Rudiyansah has been helping douse wildfires in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, earning him the title of "forest hero" after video of him fighting fires near Palangkaraya went viral.
- This year's fire season, exacerbated by Nino and severe drought, is the worst Mulyadi's volunteer group has seen since 2020, with current blazes already larger than those in 2019 and 2023.
- Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land, an area three times the size of Jakarta, while resulting smog has reached Malaysia.
- Drought has caused local wells to dry up, creating significant water shortages for firefighters, as Mulyadi noted his son remains a "normal kid" at home while actively helping douse fires.
- Rudiyansah encouraged other volunteers to "keep up the spirit in the fight against the flames," as the government ordered more troop and aircraft deployments to contain the spreading blazes.
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A Superman suit and some good will, that is all 17-year-old Rudiyansyah needed to achieve hero status in Indonesia. The teenager has been helping to fight forest fires in his country for several years. But since he started dressing up as Superman while doing so, he has been in the spotlight.
Viral video, government appoints him 'hero'. 'Happy to help people' (ANSA)
Indonesia teen with ‘Superman’ cape fights haze fires, ‘forest hero’ hailed
Dressed as his favourite superhero, Indonesian teenager Rudiyansah walks along a charred landscape, helping douse wildfires that have razed large parts of Borneo island. The Southeast Asian country has been battling infernos that have left a thick, blanketing smog over parts of the island that Indonesia shares with Malaysia and Brunei. Rudiyansah’s red and blue Superman costume stood out against the stark, scorched landscape surrounding the town…
It is the story of young Rudiyansah, immortalized by videos and images while helping the fire department to tame the burnings that are devouring his country dressed as a superhero
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