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Part of situation: Indonesia wildfire and haze crisis intensifies (57 clusters)

Indonesia wildfires cause respiratory illness in 175,000 people

wildfires respiratory illness air pollution El Niño Kalimantan

Wildfires across Indonesia have caused approximately 175,000 people to suffer from respiratory illnesses since August. The Health Ministry reported that over 40,000 of these cases involve children under five, with symptoms ranging from coughs to pneumonia.

Air quality has reached hazardous levels, particularly in the Kalimantan region, where PM2.5 concentrations have hit extreme peaks. The toxic haze has also spread to neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. The Nusantara Atlas platform has identified 734,000 fire hotspots, a figure 30% higher than in 2019. Since the beginning of the year, nearly 896,000 hectares of land have been burned.

The Indonesian government has mobilized over 54,000 officials and dozens of aircraft to combat the fires on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Efforts include water bombing and cloud seeding with assistance from the Japan Self-Defense Forces. However, officials noted that vast territories and peatland conditions make extinguishing the flames difficult. The severity of the dry season has been intensified by the El Niño phenomenon.

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Health Ministry of Indonesia · Indonesia · Japan Self-Defense Forces · Nusantara Atlas · Teddy Indra Wijaya

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Incêndios na Indonésia causam doenças respiratórias em 175 mil pessoas [www.brasilemfolhas.com.br]
about 4 hours ago
More than 40,000 children affected as hazardous haze blankets Kalimantan [airqualitynews.com]
about 3 hours ago
More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked Indonesia [www.myjoyonline.com]
about 4 hours ago