{"id":388461,"date":"2026-10-16T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-indonesias-forest-fires-are-so-bad-this-year-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:00:42","slug":"why-indonesias-forest-fires-are-so-bad-this-year-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-indonesias-forest-fires-are-so-bad-this-year-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Indonesia&#8217;s forest fires are so bad this year | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cCXsFyfFEEM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Indonesia&apos;s forest fires are so bad this year | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cCXsFyfFEEM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Indonesia is experiencing its worst forest fires in a decade. The resulting air pollution has affected more than 250,000 people and spread to other countries in the region including Singapore, Malaysia and East Timor. What is the Indonesian government doing to tackle these blazes and why are they so bad this year? Biresh Banerjee speaks to DW&#8217;s Jakarta and Climate correspondents.<\/p>\n<p>#Indonesia #Wildfire #Smog #dwnews<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indonesia is experiencing its worst forest fires in a decade. The resulting air pollution has affected more than 250,000 people and spread to other countries in the region including Singapore, Malaysia and East Timor. 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