Firefighters Attempt To Extinguish Indonesia Forest Fires

PALEMBANG, SOUTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 03: A man carries a bucket of water as they try to extinguish the fire on burned peatland and fields near his house at Ogan Ilir district on October 3, 2015 in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The air pollution or haze has been an annual problem for the past 18 years in Indonesia. It's caused by the illegal burning of forest and peat fires on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo to clear new land for the production of pulp, paper and palm oil. Singapore and Malaysia have offered to help the Indonesian government to fight against the fires, as infants and their mothers are evacuated to escape the record pollution levels. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)