Indonesia intensifies firefighting as wildfires spread haze across borders
Indonesia ramped up ground and aerial firefighting on Monday as major wildfires in central and western regions created choking haze that spread to Malaysia.
Massive wildfires burning across central and western Indonesian regions scorched forests and peatland, creating dense smoke that blanketed cities and crossed into neighbouring Malaysia. Indonesia intensified both ground and aerial firefighting operations to combat the blazes.
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Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia intensified its ground and aerial firefighting operations on Monday as huge blazes in central and western regions scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed cities and crossed borders.
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Indonesia intensifies firefighting as wildfire smoke invades Malaysia
Huge blazes in central and western regions scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed cities and crossed borders.