Why is it so hard to put out Indonesian fires shrouding the region in toxic smog? - BBC News

We explain why Indonesia’s peatland fires are so difficult to battle and produce so much haze.

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CloseWildfires have been burning throughout parts of Indonesia for weeks, sending smoke across the country and into neighbouring Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.

The BBC’s Gavin Butler explains why the fires are so difficult to battle and produce so much toxic haze.

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