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Indonesia continues to battle wildfires, with nearly 2 million hectares burned
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Indonesia continues to battle wildfires, with nearly 2 million hectares burned Asia / Pacific Issued on: 05:24 min From the show Reading time 1 min Fires in Indonesia have burned through more than 1.9 million hectares of land, according to new data, as the country battles its worst wildfire season in a decade. The blazes have sent toxic smoke across much of Southeast Asia, forcing schools to close and fuelling a rise in respiratory illnesses. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe...
Indonesia continues to battle wildfires, with nearly 2 million hectares burned
Asia / Pacific
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05:24 min
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1 min
Fires in Indonesia have burned through more than 1.9 million hectares of land, according to new data, as the country battles its worst wildfire season in a decade. The blazes have sent toxic smoke across much of Southeast Asia, forcing schools to close and fuelling a rise in respiratory illnesses. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.
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