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Why is it so hard to put out Indonesian fires shrouding the region in toxic smog?

BBC News World · 9 October 2026 at 10:37

Why is it so hard to put out Indonesian fires shrouding the region in toxic smog?

We explain why Indonesia’s peatland fires are so difficult to battle and produce so much haze.

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Why is it so hard to put out Indonesian fires shrouding the region in toxic smog?

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