Haze thickens in Kalimantan as wildfires rage on

Footage of dense amber haze blanketing Central Kalimantan is circulating on social media, with residents sharing videos and calling for urgent action. In Palangkaraya, capital of Central Kalimantan, air pollution levels hit a hazardous 1,296 on Indonesia's ISPU index on Monday (Oct 11). One resident said the haze, linked to forest and land fires in the region, had dragged on for four months, with the smog "getting thicker by the day". Another in Pangkalan Bun described it as the "worst haze yet", with visibility severely reduced and the smell of smoke overpowering. "We just want to breathe decent air," wrote a resident in Sampit, lamenting that people couldn't simply replace their lungs like spare parts. #indonesia #indonesianews #haze Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia