# Indonesia accused of ‘gross negligence’ in wildfire lawsuit as haze engulfs region

https://mins.news/en/item/90774

- The Guardian, 2026-10-08 03:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/08/indonesia-wildfires-gross-negligence-lawsuit-haze-region

> Indigenous and civil society groups in Indonesian Borneo have sued the government, accusing it of “gross negligence” in handling wildfires. The case names President Prabowo Subianto and nine others, and seeks recovery measures including healthcare costs for residents. Smoke has shut schools and increased respiratory illness across parts of South-east Asia.

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