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OCTOBER 30 — Indonesia has declared a state of emergency due to thick haze smoldering across the country for weeks, spreading haze drifting across much of Southeast Asia. The last time the country declared a national emergency was when the Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 100,000 people in 2004.
Singapore has urged fellow ASEAN members to take “firm and decisive action” against the lethal haze still spreading across the region ahead of a group summit in Malaysia next month. The city-state, one of the most badly affected by recurring smog from land fires in Indonesia, issued the call after Singaporean troops and fire fighters returned from an international assistance mission in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island. Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said that “ASEAN must […]
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sent delegates to Hanoi, Vietnam in connection with the emergency meeting called by the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regarding the haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia. Said haze is now affecting the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Pinayuhan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang mga taga-metro Cebu na magsuot ng protective gear laban sa haze na mula sa Indonesia. Ayon kay Environmental Management Bureau-Central Visayas Regional Director Engineer William Cuñado, ang makapal na usok na nakakaapekto ngayon sa Metro Cebu ay makakaapekto sa mga may sakit sa puso o iba pang respiratory problems gaya ng hika. Payo ni Cuñado, kung lalabas ay gumamit ng eye goggles, dust mask respirators, […]
After spreading to Mindanao, the haze from Indonesia has further spread to the Visayas, and may even reach Metro Manila, if another storm hits the country. The state weather bureau, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the, “smaze” or combination of smoke and haze, was caused by equatorial winds enhanced by typhoon “Lando”, which battered the Philippines last week. PAGASA acting administrator Vicente Malano said that wind analysis using the Singapore-based haze information […]
The government is continuously monitoring the haze situation in Mindanao came from the Indonesian fires caused by forest and peat clearing. According to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje, they are closely monitoring the haze caused by forest fires because it may even affect and reach Metro Manila, if another storm hits the country. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/kuNm9QXTDBU
