Haze-choked Indonesia records more than 170,000 respiratory cases
- Some 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered from respiratory illness since August, its health ministry said, as it continues to battle wildfires that have raged for weeks.
- More than 40,000 cases – which range from coughs to bronchitis and more serious conditions like pneumonia – involve toddlers.
- Forest fires have blanketed parts of the country as well as neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore in toxic smog, pushing air quality indices into "unhealthy" territory.
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- Some 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered from respiratory illness since August, its health ministry said, as it continues to battle wildfires that have raged for weeks.
- More than 40,000 cases – which range from coughs to bronchitis and more serious conditions like pneumonia – involve toddlers.
- Forest fires have blanketed parts of the country as well as neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore in toxic smog, pushing air quality indices into "unhealthy" territory.
Sources: BBC News