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Indonesia's forest fires

Twenty five years ago in Indonesia some of the worst forest fires in history caused huge environmental damage and resulted in a smog which covered South East Asia for months.

Twenty five years ago in Indonesia, some of the worst forest fires in history devastated the environment and resulted in a smog which engulfed South East Asia for months. The fires, which were set deliberately, burned out of control for months. Mesdiono Matali Samad, known as Memes, worked on the Indonesian Red Cross relief effort helping people in East Kalimantan, Borneo. He's been speaking to Laura Jones.

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