# Borneo is burning: life on the frontline of Asia’s toxic haze

https://mins.news/en/item/108684

- BBC News, 2026-10-20 23:51 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqm2dzwdmmywo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Months of wildfires in Indonesia have cloaked parts of Southeast Asia in toxic haze, spreading as far as Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Indonesia has recorded more than 277,000 cases of chronic coughs and acute respiratory infections, including over 62,000 among children under five. Residents in Palangkaraya describe the toll on families and the difficulty of staying indoors.

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