The wildfires choking Indonesia, sparking regional haze
For weeks, Indonesia has been battling fires that have burned vast swathes of forest and peat ecosystems, causing toxic haze to blanket parts of the country, Malaysia and Singapore.
A milky haze has shrouded the cities for more than a month as smoke drifted from fires on Borneo and Sumatra islands.
The fires have harmed humans and animals alike, and prompted criminal charges, license suspensions and a presidentially mandated new agency to tackle fires in peat ecosystems.
Transboundary haze is a recurring problem in Southeast Asia, but this year's episode has been particularly severe.
Hot, dry conditions associated with the El Nino weather phenomenon have fuelled the fires in Indonesia, which are also linked to land clearing, making the blazes harder to contain.
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