Palangkaraya, Indonesia, Oct 27, 2026 (AFP) - Gasping for air: Borneo residents struggle as island burns

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2026-10-27

Sudarsono shuddered as he inhaled from an oxygen tank while being evacuated from his small house in Palangkaraya on Indonesian Borneo, yellow, acrid wildfire smoke billowing all around. The 57-year-old fell sick after going out with three friends days earlier to fight fires creeping closer to homes on the outskirts of the city in Central Kalimantan province, one of the regions hit hardest by months of blazes and haze. "I wore a mask, goggles, eve......

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