An Indonesian soldier and a firefighter hold a water pipe as they extinguish the fire at palm oil plantations at the Padamaran village in Ogan Komering Ilir district, Indonesia's South Sumatra province September 12, 2015. Indonesian islands are blanketed in the so-called “haze”, caused by slash-and-burn clearances on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, which makes thousands sick, delays flights and pushes air quality to unhealthy levels in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. (Photo by Reuters/Beawiharta)
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