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Indonesia reports 175,000 acute respiratory cases from fires

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC · How we work

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Japan Sends Helicopters

Indonesia's Health Ministry reported about 175,000 acute respiratory infection cases from forest fires.
40,363 of those cases involved children under five.
Indonesia deployed 64 aircraft and 54,394 personnel to fight fires since August.
Japan sent three CH-47 Chinook helicopters, about 180 troops, and the ship JS Kunisaki for water-bombing.
JS Kunisaki arrived off Ketapang on Sept. 21, 2026, establishing a second helicopter base.

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Indigenous Groups Sue

The air-quality index in Sampit hit a hazardous 1,142 on 10 September.
The all-women brigade “The Power of Mama” patrols ten villages reporting hotspots on motorcycles.
Volunteers distribute oxygen cylinders in the “Rumah Oksigen” campaign to aid haze-affected residents.
Indigenous and civil-society groups in West Kalimantan filed a class-action suit alleging deliberate government negligence.
The haze spread to the Philippines, leading officials to advise staying indoors and wearing masks.

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Japan Sends Helicopters

Indonesia's Health Ministry reported about 175,000 acute respiratory infection cases from forest fires.
40,363 of those cases involved children under five.
Indonesia deployed 64 aircraft and 54,394 personnel to fight fires since August.
Japan sent three CH-47 Chinook helicopters, about 180 troops, and the ship JS Kunisaki for water-bombing.
JS Kunisaki arrived off Ketapang on Sept. 21, 2026, establishing a second helicopter base.

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