Toxic Wildfire Haze Spreads Across Southeast Asia Amid Super El Niño

Toxic wildfire haze spreads across South East Asia as 'super' El Niño intensifies

Millions of people have been exposed to the smog, with more than 12,000 children suffering respiratory issues.

Toxic wildfire haze spreads across South East Asia as ‘super’ El Niño intensifies

A blanket of toxic haze is enveloping parts of Indonesia and spreading into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines, as weeks-long wildfires continue to burn.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

Haze besieges Southeast Asia as Indonesia’s wildfires blaze away

JAKARTA – Toxic haze from forest and land fires in Indonesia have drifted further into neighboring countries as far as the Philippines and triggered public health alerts in some major cities, as experts forecast it may also reach mainland Southeast Asian countries. On Wednesday morning, seven air monitoring stations across the metropolitan area of Philippine capital [...]

By Asia News Network