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[^3]\n\nAuthorities have issued a maximum alert regarding the El Niño climate phenomenon. [^4]\n\nAuthorities in Indonesia rescued an orangutan mother and her calf from a forest fire in Kalimantan. [^5]\n\nMore than 4,700 people remain missing as search and rescue teams continue operations across affected areas. [^6]\n\nThe disaster caused widespread destruction across towns and villages in northern and central Nepal, sweeping away homes, roads, and other infrastructure. [^7]\n\nAuthorities in Karnataka have recovered only Rs 47.72 lakh from the penalties associated with these cases. [^8]\n\nOver 97% of the fines related to the 82,000 pending cases remain unpaid. [^9]\n\nAn extended drought is currently affecting the region. [^10]\n\nTemperatures in the affected areas have risen to levels exceeding 35 degrees. [^11]\n\nThe El Niño phenomenon has placed a large part of the country in an emergency state. 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