Indonesia Doing 'Everything' but Still Struggling to Curb Fires
Officials said the campaign aims to curb haze and protect residents as air pollution has affected more than 12.5 million people.
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Indonesia doing 'everything' but still struggling to curb fires
Firefighters have been battling blazes for weeks in Borneo and Sumatra that have blanketed parts of the country, as well as neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, in toxic haze. The government has deployed 64 aircraft and 54,000 personnel to the islands since last month to try and put out the fires by water bombing, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said. "From the air to the ground, all forces continue to move. Everything is being done to exti…
Indonesia fights persistent forest fires that spread toxic smoke throughout South-East Asia despite the deployment of massive means Indonesia still struggles to control the
In the first eight months of this year, 900,000 hectares of forest in Indonesia have been destroyed by wildfires. The worst is yet to come. Millions...
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