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Indonesian motorists use masks in Banjarmasin

14 Oct 2006

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Indonesian motorists use masks in Banjarmasin, south Kalimantan province of Indonesia's Borneo October 14, 2006. Southeast Asian nations failed on Friday to agree on a detailed plan to tackle Indonesian forest fires, telling Jakarta it must ratify a smog pact before it could expect large amounts of aid.
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A villager is surrounded by haze as he sprays water on a burning forest near his house at Ukui district in Indragiri Hulu on the Indonesian island of Sumatra October 13, 2006. Indonesia appealed for help on Friday to fight forest and brush fires that have spread choking smoke, known locally as haze, over much of Southeast Asia as environment ministers from five regional neighbours met for talks.

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