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‘Children are being choked by toxic smoke’: Schools shut in Timor-Leste as haze from Indonesia wildfires continues to affect countries across Southeast Asia
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. ReliefWeb and Channel NewsAsia Latest are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Indonesia. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 06:46 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “‘Children are being choked by toxic smoke’: Schools shut in Timor-Leste as haze from Indonesia wildfires continues to affect countries…”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Countries: Timor-Leste, Indonesia Source: Save the Children JAKARTA, 15 October 2026 – Haze from wildfires in Indonesia, intensified by El Niño-driven dry conditions, has forced Timor-Leste (East Timor) to shut schools for the remainder of the week, Save the Children said.
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'Very dangerous': Timor-Leste shuts schools over Indonesia haze
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