# Months-long Indonesian wildfires send toxic haze across Southeast Asia

https://mins.news/en/item/104891

- France 24, 2026-10-18 06:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20261018-months-long-indonesia-wildfires-spew-toxic-haze-across-southeast-asia

> Wildfires that have burned in Indonesia for months are continuing to spread toxic smoke across Southeast Asia, with some areas under the highest-level haze alert. This year's seasonal fires are worse amid drought linked to a severe “super-El Niño” effect.

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