[h=1]Malaysia resorts to cloud-seeding in hope of clearing smoke over region[/h] Annual illegal burning leads to dangerous drop in air quality, with Indonesia declaring state of emergency, Malaysia shutting schools and thousands falling ill
Malaysia ordered school closures in Kuala Lumpur and neighbouring states as worsening haze from Indonesian forest and agricultural fires enveloped the capital in a shroud of smoke.
Cloud-seeding aircraft were meanwhile being deployed in the hope of triggering rain to help clear the smoke, Malaysian authorities said.
Air quality in Malaysia and Singapore has steadily deteriorated over the past two weeks due to the smog from nearby regions of
Indonesia, which on Monday declared a state of emergency in a particularly hard-hit province...
