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Indonesian students clash with police as protests over toxic haze escalate – video

The Guardian Environment22 October 2026, 15:04 UTCIndonesia

Students across Kalimantan and Sumatra took to the streets to demand government accountability for the wildfires and toxic haze blanketing the region. While Indonesia regularly battles wildfires in the dry season, these blazes are the most intense in more than a decade and exacerbated by slash-and-burn practices to clear land for agriculture, including palm oil, of which Indonesia is the world’s largest producerIndonesia fights fire with dry ice as toxic haze spreads across region Continue reading...

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