As wildfires roil Sumatra, some villages have abandoned the burning

Mongabay
Oct 3, 2019, 10:56 am200 pts
UPANG CERIA/GELEBAK DALAM, Indonesia — Boat drivers sometimes decide not to work when the smoke is thick on the Musi River out of fear of a dangerous collision. For the last three months wildfires here in South Sumatra have enveloped much of the province in a dense haze. The smoke sticks to your clothes and…

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