Indonesia Haze Disrupts over 2,600 Flights, Forces 14 Cancellations on Singapore Routes
Nusantara Atlas said the burned area doubled from August, as haze pushed air pollution to dangerous levels and disrupted flights across Southeast Asia.
- On Sunday, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan announced Malaysia's offer to deploy helicopters and water-bombing aircraft to assist Indonesia in extinguishing raging forest fires sending thick haze across Southeast Asia.
- Fires burning deep in remote inland areas remain difficult to reach by land, while extreme haze with visibility below 50m hampers aerial operations. Mohamad cited an Air Pollutant Index of 1,000 in Kalimantan as "extremely severe."
- Schools in Johor have been ordered closed until October 23 due to unhealthy air quality. Mohamad stressed pilot safety remains paramount, noting previous international teams including a Japanese contingent were unable to operate effectively.
- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reaffirmed Malaysia's readiness to assist, commending Indonesia's deployment of tens of thousands of personnel while calling for strengthened ASEAN-level coordination to address the transboundary crisis.
- Senior officials from the National Disaster Management Agency and the National Security Council are negotiating deployment details with Indonesian counterparts, with results to be presented to Cabinet for approval soon.
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Indonesia’s president railed against “countries that like to insult” his nation over wildfires that have razed vast areas, spewing toxic haze into neighbouring countries. The Southeast Asian giant has for months struggled to contain fires that Nusantara Atlas, an independent monitor analysing satellite data, said had consumed more than 1.9 million hectares (4.7 million acres) in the nine months to September. The haze has sent air pollution level…
Cathy Hamilton, an Australian tourist who recently visited Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, with her daughters, regretted coming to Malaysia after visiting major tourist attractions. She told Bloomberg on the 21st, “I tried to take photos of the magnificent scenery, such as the Petronas Twin Towers and the Merdeka 118 Monument, but the haze…”
Video. How toxic wildfire haze is affecting daily life in Indonesia's cities
Video. Wildfires have blanketed Palangkaraya, on the Indonesian island of Borneo, in toxic haze for weeks, leaving residents struggling with persistent coughs, falling incomes and disrupted education.
A thick layer of toxic smoke hangs over western Indonesia. On social media, residents of Palangkaraya, on Kalimantan, are sharing images of their city shrouded in an orange blanket. People on the streets are wearing face masks; a few are walking around with gas masks. Nearly 2 million hectares of nature have already gone up in flames in Indonesia this year. The fires started in June, are unimaginably large, and smoke clouds are turning a signifi…
Fires in Indonesia rub two million hectares and spread smoke across Southeast Asia. Peatlands aggravate the environmental emergency.
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