Months of Indonesian fires cloak Southeast Asia in toxic haze, sickening hundreds of thousands

Summary

Months of wildfires in Indonesia have covered Southeast Asia in toxic haze and made hundreds of thousands of people sick. The BBC reports from Borneo on life on the frontline of the haze and says a "Super El Niño" has fuelled the months-long fires. Euronews reports that wildfires have blanketed Palangkaraya, on the Indonesian island of Borneo, in toxic haze for weeks, leaving residents struggling with persistent coughs, falling incomes and disrupted education.

Timeline

1. BBC

   20 Oct 2026, 23:51 UTCSource ↗

   BBC reports that months of fires in Indonesia have cloaked Southeast Asia in haze and made hundreds of thousands of people sick, in a feature on life on the frontline of the toxic haze in Borneo.

2. Euronews

   21 Oct 2026, 06:04 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that wildfires have blanketed Palangkaraya, on the Indonesian island of Borneo, in toxic haze for weeks, leaving residents struggling with persistent coughs, falling incomes and disrupted education.

3. Euronews

   21 Oct 2026, 06:04 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that wildfires have blanketed Palangkaraya, on the Indonesian island of Borneo, in toxic haze for weeks, leaving residents struggling with persistent coughs, falling incomes and disrupted education.