Hundreds sickened in Indonesia’s Aceh as peat fires burn

Mongabay
By Mongabay Haze BeatAug 8, 2016, 9:20 pm394 pts
Since August 3, peat fires in Indonesia’s westernmost Aceh province have blanketed some areas in a choking haze, sickening hundreds of people and forcing at least one school to close. Fires have appeared as far south as Subulussalam district, which borders neighboring North Sumatra province, and as far north…

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