# Why Southeast Asia’s Haze Crisis Is So Bad This Year

https://mins.news/en/item/94035

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-10 01:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-09/why-haze-crisis-hitting-indonesia-malaysia-singapore-is-so-bad-this-year?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac9952b785858000146650f

> Toxic haze from forest fires in Indonesia has blanketed several Southeast Asian countries for weeks, driving up respiratory illness cases and prompting school closures and flight cancellations. Governments are under pressure to coordinate a stronger response as the episode threatens to be the worst in more than a decade.

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