'Keep up the spirit': Indonesian teenage 'Superman' joins wildfire fight

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1. Sun, 23 August 2026

   6 reports
   • Channel News Asia07:16first to report
     'Keep up the spirit': Indonesian teenage 'Superman' joins wildfire fight

     Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land - an area three times the size of the capital Jakarta, the Indonesian government said this week.

   • South China Morning Post09:48edited after publishing
     Indonesian teen with ‘Superman’ cape fights haze fires, minister hails ‘forest hero’

     previouslyIndonesia teen with ‘Superman’ cape fights haze fires, minister hails ‘forest hero’

     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 of Palangkaraya, where he has joined a local...

   • RMF24 (Poland)11:44
     „Bohater lasu”. 17-latek w stroju Supermana gasi pożary

     „Bohater lasu”. 17-latek w stroju Supermana gasi pożary

   • ANSA (Italy)12:12
     Indonesia, a 17 anni combatte gli incendi con il costume di Superman

     L'appello del giovane Rudiyansah ai vigili del fuoco: "Rimanete mobilitati"

   • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)12:47
     17-letni Superman gasi pożary. Nagranie z Indonezji hitem sieci

     Rudiyansah, 17-letni ochotnik z indonezyjskiej wyspy Borneo, gasi pożary torfowisk w okolicach Palangkaraya, ubierając podczas akcji strój Supermana. Nagranie z jego udziałem zdobyło miliony wyświetleń w internecie, a indonezyjska ministra środowiska i leśnictwa przyznała mu tytuł "bohatera lasu", podaje agencja AFP.

   • Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)12:53
     A 17 anni si traveste da Superman e aiuta a spegnere gli incendi: la storia dell’‘Eroe della foresta’

     Vestito da Superman si unisce ai vigili del fuoco per spegnere gli incendi che stanno devastando il suo Paese: un ragazzo di 17 anni è diventato per questo una celebrità in Indonesia. La storia è raccontata dalla Afp. Il video dell’adolescente con il costume da supereroe che spruzza acqua con una manichetta ha ottenuto milioni […] L'articolo A 17 anni si traveste da Superman e aiuta a spegnere gli incendi: la storia dell’‘Eroe della foresta’ – Video proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .

2. Mon, 24 August 2026

   2 reports
   • Japan Times02:14
     ‘Keep up the spirit’: Indonesian teenage Superman joins wildfire fight

     While the teen said dressing as the Man of Steel was "just for fun," video of him using a hose to wet foliage has gone viral, garnering millions of views.

   • Der Spiegel (Germany)09:39edited after publishing
     Indonesien: Wie ein jugendlicher Superman gegen die Waldbrände kämpft

     previouslyWaldbrände in Indonesien: Wie ein jugendlicher Superman gegen die Flammen kämpft

     In Indonesien brennen Wälder und Torfgebiete – auf der Insel Borneo eilt ein 17-jähriger Superman der Feuerwehr zu Hilfe. Als Held verkleidet greift er zum Schlauch. Und wird dafür im Netz gefeiert.