00:00Indonesia's wildfires have triggered Southeast Asia's highest-level haze alert.
00:04Smoke is spreading across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and East Timor.
00:09The regional monitoring center has activated its highest alert level.
00:13Schools have closed, and residents are reporting breathing problems and irritated eyes.
00:18Fires are burning across forests and peatlands in Sumatra and Borneo.
00:22Environmental group Ariga estimates more than 637,000 hectares, burned between January and August.
00:30Another group puts the figure closer to 900,000 hectares.
00:33The exact damage remains uncertain.
00:35Singapore and Kuala Lumpur also ranked among the world's most polluted major cities on October 17.
00:42Indonesia has tried using aircraft to disperse dry ice, but its effectiveness remains unclear.
00:48The crisis shows how wildfires in one country can threaten air quality across an entire region.
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