Four killed as Indonesia battles worst forest fires in more than a decade
The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade.
Al Jazeera English reports that the deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade.
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