Jakarta, Sept 17, 2026 (AFP) - Smog scuppers Japan force helping fight Indonesia wildfires

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2026-09-17

A Japanese firefighting force sent to help tackle huge blazes in Indonesia is struggling to operate because the smog is too thick to fly helicopters, a spokesman told AFP on Thursday. Indonesia has been battling wildfires for weeks in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, which have blanketed parts of the country as well as neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore in toxic haze. Around 350 members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces arrived last week in Borneo's ha......

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