00:00Sumanti's family fought fire with 35-liter water canisters, but what finally protected
00:05their rubber trees? After no one picked up the phone, they used a fertilizer sprayer
00:10and hauled water from a partly dried swamp. In South Sumatra's Tempori, drought had already
00:15more than halved weekly latex output, resident Sadiqin said. It fell from around 80 kilograms
00:21to 30 kilograms per week. Even so, Tempori rubber tappers use staged burns after the dry season,
00:28with mandatory firebreaks. That practice reflects long-standing knowledge about managing water and
00:34controlling fire. Separately, Mongabai, an environmental news outlet, found nearby
00:40traditional Musi indigenous territories unburned on September 6. Those were Talang Tanjung Iran
00:45and Talang Sabetung, unlike Sumanti's threatened land. But neighbors arrived with a pump, joining
00:52her family's effort, and local people pool money for diesel to keep it running. There aren't any
00:57firefighters here, said Sadiqin, who owns the water pump used to extinguish the fire. Together,
01:04neighbors, their pump, and the family's efforts contain the blaze. Disclosure, this video contains
01:09stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
