More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked Indonesia
The number of people suffering wildfire-related respiratory illnesses had more than doubled to 113,336 by 9 September, up from 50,891 on 1 September, according to figures from the health ministry.The toxic smog has also taken a toll on wildlife, including critically endangered orangutans. Late last month, an Indonesia-based wildlife foundation shared footage showing an orangutan writhing on the ground on a palm oil plantation in West Kalimantan, one of Indonesia's hardest-hit provinces. Meteorologists, however, are divided over the effectiveness of the practice.In the Malaysian state of Sarawak, one of the worst-affected areas outside Indonesia, authorities launched a five-day cloud-seeding operation earlier this month.
- ▪The number of people suffering wildfire-related respiratory illnesses had more than doubled to 113,336 by 9 September, up from 50,891 on 1 September, according to figures from the health ministry.The toxic smog has also taken a toll on wild
- ▪Late last month, an Indonesia-based wildlife foundation shared footage showing an orangutan writhing on the ground on a palm oil plantation in West Kalimantan, one of Indonesia's hardest-hit provinces.
- ▪Meteorologists, however, are divided over the effectiveness of the practice.In the Malaysian state of Sarawak, one of the worst-affected areas outside Indonesia, authorities launched a five-day cloud-seeding operation earlier this month.
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More than 170,000 respiratory cases recorded in haze-choked IndonesiaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, More than 40,000 cases – which range from mild coughs to pneumonia – involve toddlersByKelly NgPublished4 minutes agoSome 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered from respiratory illness since August, its health ministry said, as it continues to battle wildfires that have raged for weeks.More than 40,000 cases – which range from coughs to bronchitis and more serious conditions like pneumonia – involve toddlers.Forest fires have blanketed parts of the country as well as neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore in toxic smog, pushing air quality indices into "unhealthy" territory.Indonesia has deployed more than 54,000 officials and dozens of jets to the islands of Borneo and Sumatra…
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