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Wildfires have blanketed parts of Indonesia in thick haze for months, turning skies orange, disrupting daily life and causing respiratory problems, while smoke has also spread to neighbouring countries, including Malaysia and East Timor.

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00:00Thick haze from wildfires has turned the skies deep orange in Palankaraya, a city in Indonesia's central Kalimantan province, shrouding
00:09the Kahayan River and nearby neighborhoods as smoke from burning land spreads across parts of the country.
00:15The worsening air quality has raised health concerns, with local non-governmental organizations Save Our Borneo providing health checkups and
00:23oxygen assistance to residents, including children experiencing breathing difficulties.
00:28In South Sumatra, dense smoke has reduced visibility on roads in the provincial capital of Palembang, disrupting residents' daily lives.
00:59Indonesia has come under heavy criticism after months of fierce wildfires that have caused respiratory problems for hundreds of thousands
01:07of people and spread thick haze into neighboring countries, leading to school closures in Malaysia and East Timor.
01:13Indonesia has come under heavy demand for months of

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