'Breathing Toxin Every Day': Indonesians Choked by Haze Feel Helpless
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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"I've had eyes stinging and headaches": like Anggita Putri, the people of Pontianak are increasingly struggling to breathe in the acrid smoke and nausea of forest fires, which continue to ravage the Indonesian island of Borneo.
‘Breathing toxin every day’: Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless as smoke drifts into Malaysia and wider SE Asia
PONTIANAK, Sept 16 — Struggling to breathe through the acrid haze emanating from wildfires on Indonesia’s Borneo island, residents told AFP today they feared for their health...
'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…
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