A new report released by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) on Thursday attributed up to 3,560 deaths in Indonesia during the past September to hazardous toxic smoke generated by the forest-fire crisis.
According to the research organisation’s report, deaths linked to air pollution in Indonesia rose by 42%, from 3,740 in August to 5,310 in September. The report attributed 3,560 of those deaths primarily to forest-fire smoke, while pollution from industrial and urban sources was linked to a further 1,750 deaths.
The forest-fire crisis, driven by the El Niño climate phenomenon and severe drought, not only destroyed forests and harmed Indonesia but also polluted the air in neighbouring countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Timor-Leste. Article: រិទ្ធី
