🌏 DEAR WORLD, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Call on the Indonesian government to put out the fires immediately, protect affected communities, and hold the corporations responsible accountable. __________ For four months, people across Indonesia have been breathing in toxic haze from forest and land fires. Now, in mid-October, the crisis is still far from over. As of October 14, simulations by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) indicate that smoke could spread across 294 cities and regencies in 28 provinces. In some areas, air pollution levels have already reached hazardous levels. The health toll is alarming. Indonesia’s Ministry of Health has recorded 283,270 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARI) across seven affected provinces, including 63,711 cases among children under five. Fires are now burning across Indonesia. Yet instead of taking decisive, coordinated action, President Prabowo and government officials claim the crisis is under control and have rejected international assistance. – at Tanah Abang, Indonesia