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  "id": 17179814,
  "title": "Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/fire-pollution-killed-3-560-people-in-indonesia-in-september-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T05:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261030/fire-pollution-killed-3560-people-in-indonesia-in-september-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In September, air pollution from smoke caused by widespread wildfires in Indonesia resulted in an estimated 3,560 deaths, according to a scientific study. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a Helsinki-based think tank, reported that nearly 57.8 million people experienced unhealthy to hazardous air quality during the same month. The increase in air quality worsened due to the forest and land fires in Indonesia, leading to a twofold increase in death toll from August's estimate. The study estimated deaths resulting from short-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution, which occurs within days of exposure, primarily on Indonesia's part of Borneo island as well as Java and Sumatra islands, and the country's eastern region. The researchers also examined non-fire pollution from urban and industrial emissions, which caused an additional 1,750 deaths in September, culminating in a total of 5,310 deaths across the country of approximately 278 million people.",
  "summary": "JAKARTA, Indonesia — Air pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September alone, according to a scientific study. The same month, about 57.8 million people were inhaling unhealthy to hazardous air, said the report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a Helsinki-based…",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/fire-pollution-killed-3-560-people-in-indonesia-in-september",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:48:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September, report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/fire-pollution-killed-3-560-people-in-indonesia-in-september-report-17190862",
        "published": "2026-10-30T06:37:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}