Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
An aerial view from a helicopter shows fires burning in Pelalawan on September 17. The smog has become so bad this year that the Indonesian government has declared a state of emergency in Riau province.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
A firefighter combats a blaze in Ogan Komering Ilir, Indonesia, on Saturday, September 12.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
A firefighter washes his face in Kampar, Indonesia, on September 12.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
Firefighters work in Kampar on Sunday, September 13.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
Members of the Indonesian Air Force attend a roll call at an airport before reinforcing firefighters in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, on Tuesday, September 15.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
Workers load palm-oil seeds into the back of a truck at a plantation area in Pelalawan on Wednesday, September 16. For 18 years, plantations have farmed the rich peatlands that run along the Sumatran coast of Indonesia and Borneo Island.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
A worker stands on palm-oil seeds in the back of a truck at a plantation area in Pelalawan on September 16.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
Students cross a river under a blanket of haze September 17 in Palembang, Indonesia.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
A woman wears a mask as haze shrouds the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Friday, September 11.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
People in Pekanbaru wear masks during prayers on September 15.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
Pedestrians wear face masks in Kuala Lumpur on September 11.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
Motorists drive on a street in Karak, Malaysia, on September 15.
Annual smog blankets Southeast Asia
Thick haze shrouds Kuala Lumpur on September 11.
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