Darkness Descends
Motorists turn on their headlamps as they ride through thick haze from forest fires on Jalan Gubernur Ahmad Bastari in downtown Palembang, South Sumatra, on Wednesday. Smoke and haze continue to blanket the provincial capital as forest and peatland fires keep burning in rural areas.
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