Singapore chokes on haze as Sumatran forest fires rage

Photos: Singapore and Malaysia choked by smoke
Malaysia chokes on smoke – Students wear masks as haze shrouds Kuala Lumpur on June 23. Many schools in Malaysia were closed on Monday after air pollution caused by forest fires in Indonesia spiked to hazardous levels.
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Photos: Singapore and Malaysia choked by smoke
Malaysia chokes on smoke – Motorists drive as haze shrouds Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twins Towers in Kuala Lumpur on June 23. The Malaysian government declared a state of emergency on June 23 in two southern areas.
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Photos: Singapore and Malaysia choked by smoke
Malaysia chokes on smoke – A woman helps her friend with a face mask as haze shrouds Kuala Lumpur on June 23.
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Singapore chokes on smoke – Elderly people sign up to collect face masks at the community centre for the low income in Singapore on June 22, 2013.
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