JAKARTA: Haze from forest and ground fires that blanketed parts of Sumatra yesterday reduced visibility in one of the island's cities to about 300m, a report said.
Pollution index readings classified the air quality in Pekanbaru as unhealthy, Khairul Zainal, head of the local environment office, was quoted as saying by the state Antara news agency.
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