https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/it-smells-like-charred-earth-bbc-at-indonesia-fire-epicentre-causing-singapore-and-malaysia-haze-crisisContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/it-smells-like-charred-earth-bbc-at-indonesia-fire-epicentre-causing-singapore-and-malaysia-haze-crisishttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/it-smells-like-charred-earth-bbc-at-indonesia-fire-epicentre-causing-singapore-and-malaysia-haze-crisis#u149229Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:46:13 +0000Toxic haze from burning peatlands in Indonesia has blanketed Singapore and Malaysia, creating a severe regional health and economic crisis. Wildfires in Central Kalimantan and Sumatra, intensified by a strong El Nino, have caused a twenty-five percent spike in respiratory cases across Indonesia and left tens of thousands ill. Domestic aviation has suffered heavily, with the Indonesian Transportation Ministry recording over two thousand six hundred disrupted flights between August and October due to low visibility. Meanwhile, Indonesia is utilizing dry ice to fight the blazes and has declined f