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Big forest fires in Indonesia

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Forests burn in Indonesia for many months. Experts call the highest alarm level on Saturday. The smoke is very bad. It moves to many lands in south east Asia. Malaysia and Singapore and Papua New Guinea suffer. The capital city Jakarta also has thick smoke.

The air quality is very bad in many places. Schools must close now. Many people have trouble with breathing. Officials count 280.000 sick people. More than 50.000 helpers fight the fire. Soldiers also help. 4 helpers die at work until now.

The fires destroy almost 900.000 hectare of forest. This is a huge area. Reasons for fires are often planned fires. Firms want space for palm oil. The weather event El Niño makes all worse. It brings big dryness to the land.

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Definitions

Smog
A word for very dirty air. It combines English words for smoke and fog.
Hektar
A measure for the size of an area. 1 hectare is as big as a football field.
Brand-Rodung
The planned burning of forests. People make space for fields or buildings.
Alarm-Stufe
A warning system for dangers. A higher level means a bigger danger.
El Niño
A weather event in the ocean. It changes temperatures and brings dryness or heavy rain.

People

Prabowo Subianto
He is the president of Indonesia. He gives orders to fight the fires.
Dudung Abdurachman
An Indonesian minister who is responsible for safety in the land.

Locations

Indonesien
An island state in south east Asia with much jungle.
Jakarta
The capital city of Indonesia. It is on the island Java.
Singapur
A small city state in south east Asia. It lies south of Malaysia.
Malaysia
A land in south east Asia that borders Indonesia.

Sources

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Höchste Alarmstufe in Südostasien nach Bränden in Indonesien

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