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Indonesia records over 333,000 cases of acute respiratory infections amid forest fires

Indonesia's Health Ministry reported 333,470 cases of acute respiratory infections linked to forest and land fires, with 4,522 new cases registered in a single day. Air quality in six priority provinces has reached hazardous levels. President Prabowo Subianto said companies responsible for repeated fires could lose their concessions, while protests took place in Samarinda demanding the fires be declared a national disaster.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
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Indonesia prays for rain: forest fires claim lives of six firefighters

Schoolchildren in East Java took part in government-organized prayers for rain amid the season's worst forest fires. According to Nusantara Atlas, more than 1.9 million hectares have burned; smoke has reached Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor. Six firefighters have died, including a 51-year-old volunteer in Kalimantan.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
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Student protests over forest fires and toxic smog took place in Indonesia

On October 20, students and activists held demonstrations in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Makassar and Pekanbaru, demanding that the forest fires be recognized as a national disaster. The actions coincided with the second anniversary of Prabowo Subianto's presidency. Fires since July have destroyed more than 1.9 million hectares, and smog has sickened thousands of people.

Javlon Tursunov
3 min read
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Singapore issues warnings to seven Indonesian companies over toxic haze

Singapore announced it has sent 'preventive notices' to seven Indonesian companies whose lands, according to an investigation, were the source of fires causing haze across Southeast Asia. In Indonesia, four people died while fighting fires on Java. Air quality in Singapore reached 'very unhealthy' levels, while in Palangka Raya it was hazardous.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
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Damage from summer forest fires in France estimated at 563 million euros

The French insurers' federation France Assureurs reported that summer forest fires led to about 22,500 insurance claims with total damage of up to 563 million euros. Nearly 100,000 hectares of forest burned — the maximum in 20 years of satellite observations. This significantly exceeds the figures of the 2022 fires.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
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Four firefighters killed while battling blazes in Bromo national park on Java; toxic smoke blankets Southeast Asia

Four members of a firefighting team died and two suffered severe burns while battling forest fires in Bromo Tengger Semeru national park in East Java. Months of fires and toxic smoke forced school closures in Malaysia, worsened air quality in Singapore and Jakarta, and affected more than 2,000 flights. Singapore is investigating companies linked to the fires and is considering action under its transboundary haze pollution law.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read