Wildfires

Indonesian fires drive regional haze alerts and school closures

The number of fire hotspots in Indonesia spiked to nearly 10,000 in August, 10 times more than in the last two years.

Malaysia’s Sarawak eyes cloud seeding as haze worsens

Sarawak, which shares a border with Indonesia’s Kalimantan province on Borneo island, has been the most affected by the haze.

Sarawak nears haze emergency as air quality hits worst level since 2019

The Air Pollution Index surpassed the 301 hazardous threshold in Sarawak’s state capital Kuching around noon on Aug 30.

Orangutan rescued from fire zone in Indonesia’s Borneo, battles respiratory illness

The orangutan, named Sampurna, did not have any severe burn-related injuries. But it had breathing problems and had vomited.

Indonesia escalates battle against fires, putrid haze

Firefighters spray water in an attempt to extinguish a wildfire near the Palembang-Indralaya toll road in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Aug 28.

Gripped by El Nino, Indonesia battles intensifying wildfires

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, on Aug 11.

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Smoke and flames rise from the Hawk fire in Reno, Nevada, US, in this screengrab from a video obtained from social media.

‘Keep up the spirit’: Indonesian teenage ‘Superman’ joins wildfire fight

Indonesian student Rudiansyah (right) dressed in a Superman costume helps to extinguish a forest and land fire at Petuk Katimpun in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on Aug 17, 2026.

Climbers, walkers flock to forest outside Paris after wildfire closure

Visitors walk into the Fontainebleau forest from the Fontainebleau Avon rail station, near Avon, in the Paris Ile-de-France region on Aug 22.

Indonesia deploys 1,500 more soldiers to tackle Borneo wildfires

Kuala Lumpur’s skyline on Aug 11, covered in haze caused by wildfires burning through swathes of Borneo.

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