Fire Haze Threatens Health of Millions in Indonesia, Ministry Warns
The health ministry said 3.4 million people in seven provinces face respiratory infection risk as schools close and authorities hand out masks.
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Indonesia haze puts 3.4 million at respiratory risk, says ministry
PEKANBARU, Aug 26 — Millions of Indonesians risk health complications from exposure to thick haze covering several cities and towns, officials said today, as El Nino-fuelled wildfires wreak havoc on Borneo and Sumatra islands.Indonesia, a vast archipelago, has for weeks battled wildfires that have led to school closures and thousands of people requiring medical treatment, with smoke also reaching neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore.The health mi…
The dense smoke that covers several provinces of Indonesia affected by forest fires fueled by the weather phenomenon El Niño is at risk millions of people, the authorities today warned.
The increasingly dense haze caused by forest and land fires continues to pose a serious threat to public health in Jambi Province. This emergency situation demands more fundamental, cross-sectoral action to prevent further worsening of the social and economic impacts.
Indonesia charges 72 over fires as haze chokes Borneo and Sumatra
Indonesian authorities have charged 72 individuals with intentionally igniting forest fires across five provinces on the island of Borneo and four on Sumatra. Fires across both islands have burned nearly 286,000 hectares (about 707,000 acres) of land from January to Aug. 24 alone, according to FireWatch, a satellite-based monitoring tool developed by forest-mapping platform Nusantara Atlas. That's an area half the size of the island of Bali. Off…
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