Rain brings temporary relief as Southeast Asia battles fires and toxic haze
Rain has offered brief relief from wildfires in Indonesia, but underground peat fires continue to burn

Rain has offered brief relief from wildfires in Indonesia, but underground peat fires continue to burn









The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade.

An orange haze is blanketing Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan as wildfires rage across the province.

Eight endangered orangutans were released into a protected forest in Indonesia after wildfires destroyed their habitat.

Drivers in Bali face hours-long queues amid shortages of Indonesia’s subsidised Pertalite fuel.
Move comes as haze from Indonesian fires makes Singapore and Kuala Lumpur the world’s most polluted cities.
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A young orangutan has been rescued from wildfires on Borneo Island in Indonesia.
Kuala Lumpur’s Air Pollutant Index says air quality at unhealthy levels amid smog from forest fires.
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