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The air pollution or haze has been an annual problem for the past 18 years in Indonesia. It's caused by the illegal burning of forest and peat fires on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo to clear new land for the production of pulp, paper and palm oil. Desperate civilians at the epicentre of Indonesia's haze crisis are taking the fight into their own hands, using whatever meagre resources they have to confront the fires ravaging their communities as they tire of waiting for the government to take action. This disaster has been exacerbated by this year's long dry season, triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon. “To capture it, I must take it from around two meters from the location. It was very hot, but it would be hard if I use zoom lenses because it was at midnight and prone to camera shake. Hence, I had no other option but to use tripod at the nearest distance.” - uletifan #GettyImagesNews November 1, 2015 | Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia #photographertakeover [2 of 3...

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