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'Very dangerous': Timor-Leste shuts schools over Indonesia haze

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Briefings

Timor-Leste authorities declared schools closed due to severe air pollution from Indonesian forest fires. The fires burned hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and plantations, causing air pollution to surge locally and in neighboring countries including Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste itself.

Key points

• Timor-Leste schools were shut down because of air pollution from Indonesian forest fires.
• The fires burned hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and plantations in Indonesia.

Context and limitations

Evidence covers only the immediate impact on Timor-Leste schools and the scale of fires in Indonesia. It does not specify the duration of the closure, the specific health outcomes, or the exact number of affected students.

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