ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Centre on the 16th raised a southern-ASEAN haze alert to level 3 after smoke from Indonesian forest fires spread to neighbouring countries. Level 3 is the highest on the 0–3 scale and is triggered when there is a high risk of severe transboundary haze and widespread moderate-to-heavy haze has been observed for two or more consecutive days.

2026-10-17

ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Centre on the 16th raised a southern-ASEAN haze alert to level 3 after smoke from Indonesian forest fires spread to neighbouring countries. Level 3 is the highest on the 0–3 scale and is triggered when there is a high risk of severe transboundary haze and widespread moderate-to-heavy haze has been observed for two or more consecutive days.