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Residents of Palangkaraya on the Indonesian part of Borneo have been living under toxic smog from forest fires for several weeks. Smoke seeps into homes, causes coughing and breathing difficulties, reduces street vendors' sales, and has forced students to study online for nearly an entire semester.
Javlon TursunovOn 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 TursunovRescuers evacuated dozens of critically endangered orangutans from forest fire zones in Kalimantan and Sumatra. Months of smog have worsened air quality in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor, affected around 2,400 flights and led to school closures. Malaysia proposed a regional cooperation mechanism within ASEAN.
Otabek YusupovIndonesia's National Disaster Management Agency has begun testing an atmospheric modification method: 1,600 kg of dry ice was sprayed from a Cessna Caravan aircraft over Palembang airport, after which visibility rose from 650 to 2,800 meters. The tests will continue until Sunday.
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