Rain brings temporary relief as Southeast Asia battles fires and toxic haze
Rain has offered brief relief from wildfires in Indonesia, but underground peat fires continue to burn.
Al Jazeera English reports: Rain has offered brief relief from wildfires in Indonesia, but underground peat fires continue to burn.
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