Nineteen people have died and half a million have fallen ill in two months as haze from thousands of fires chokes south-east AsiaThe death toll from acrid haze blanketing parts of Indonesia has climbed to 19,a minister said Wednesday, almost double the preceding figure as the crisis from widespread forest fires worsens.
For nearly two months, or thousands of fires caused by slash-and-burn farming in Indonesia have choked huge expanses of south-east Asia,forcing schools to shut and scores of flights and some international events to be cancelled.
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Source: theguardian.com