Indonesia Wildfire Haze Darkens Skies, Closes Timor Schools Arabian Post
Palangkaraya, the capital of Central Kalimantan province, experienced particularly severe conditions, with yellow and orange skies and visibility falling to a few dozen metres. Residents faced hazardous concentrations of airborne particles as fires continued burning across extensive forest and plantation areas.
East Timor suspended classroom teaching from October 15 to 17 after its National Directorate of Meteorology and Geophysics warned of deteriorating air quality linked to smoke transported from neighbouring territories. The government said the precautionary decision was intended to protect pupils, teachers and other education personnel.
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