Indonesia Arrests Around 200 as Thick Smog from Forest Fires Reaches Hazardous Levels

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About 200 people have been arrested over suspected involvement in massive forest fires in Indonesia that are engulfing the region in a thick toxic haze, CNN reports. Fires and ensuing smog are a persistent problem during the summer months caused by slash and burn techniques to clear the land. The same practice led to fires in the Brazilian Amazon this year.

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