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Indonesia’s choking wildfire, haze worsen breathing woes on Borneo
Health officials say respiratory illness visits have more than doubled as fires across seven provinces send haze over Indonesia and neighboring countries.
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'Breathing toxin every day': Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless
Indonesia, which shares Borneo with Malaysia and Brunei, is grappling with forest fires that have ravaged swathes of the island, partly caused by the El Nino climate phenomenon that has also affected other countries in Southeast Asia and beyond. In Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province, the thick, yellow smoke was so intense that it had paralysed the international airport over the weekend. "My eyes sting, my head hurts. Over the pas…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Leaning Left0Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Center
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60% Center
C 60%
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