# Toxic smoke from Indonesia fires spreads across Southeast Asia

https://mins.news/en/video/72066

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-24 09:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfwo-5FIB88

> Indonesia is battling widespread forest fires that have covered Borneo and neighbouring countries in toxic haze, intensified by an unusually severe El Niño. Officials say 12.5 million people have been affected by smoke-related illnesses. Schools have moved classes online, clinics report more respiratory cases, and the haze has reached the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore.

## Stories

- [Indonesia Borneo Wildfires](https://mins.news/en/topic/indonesia-borneo-wildfires) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/indonesia-borneo-wildfires.md

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