Indonesia wildfire fuelled by El Niño razes almost 300 homes

Hundreds of people have been displaced in Indonesia's Bangka Belitung province after a forest fire on Sumatra island, fueled by El Niño, razed nearly 300 homes.

The shift in wind direction drove the blaze towards a settlement, with residents evacuating as the fire approached their village.

Indonesia is currently battling devastating blazes and haze, with the country's disaster mitigation agency reporting more than 1,000 hotspots across the archipelago.