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Malaysia Complains Of Smog From Indonesian Forest Fires

An Indonesian firefighter tries to extinguish peatland fire at Tanah Merah Village, Kampar District, Riau Province, Indonesia, September 8, 2019 An increase in Indonesian forest fires – the sharpest rise since 2015 – has infuriated neighbouring Malaysia, where residents are inhaling smoke from peat and trees burned hundreds of miles away. The Pekanbaru meteorology station reported that 559 hotspots were observed throughout Sumatra Island, comprising 125 hotspots in Riau Province’s eight districts on Sunday morning, depleting the air quality in parts of the province (Photo by Afrianto Silalahi/NurPhoto)

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