Hazy Shade of Commuting
Motorcyclists cross a haze-covered Ampera Bridge during their commute in Palembang, South Sumatra, on Tuesday. The choking haze was produced by persistent forest and peatland fires in the province that have gone on unabated since the middle of the year.
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