Smoke from wildfires killed 3,500 people in Indonesia in September: Report
- Persistent wildfires sparked by drought have enveloped the region in smog.
- Toxic smoke from wildfires killed 3,560 people in Indonesia last month, according to a new report.
- The study, released by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) on Thursday, found that air pollution-related deaths in Indonesia surged by 42 percent in September, rising from an estimated 3,740 people killed in August to 5,310.
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- Persistent wildfires sparked by drought have enveloped the region in smog.
- Toxic smoke from wildfires killed 3,560 people in Indonesia last month, according to a new report.
- The study, released by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) on Thursday, found that air pollution-related deaths in Indonesia surged by 42 percent in September, rising from an estimated 3,740 people killed in August to 5,310.
Sources: Al Jazeera