# Wildfire smoke killed 3,500 people in Indonesia in September, report says

https://mins.news/en/item/122066

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-30 08:20 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/smoke-from-wildfires-killed-3500-people-in-indonesia-in-september-report?traffic_source=rss

> A report estimates that toxic smoke from forest and land fires killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September, as air-pollution-related deaths rose to 5,310. The number of people exposed to unhealthy or hazardous air reached a record 58 million, with Kalimantan and Sumatra worst affected.

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