#ifadsuggestedread: "Forty million Indonesians have been affected by the haze — to quote a figure from just one country. Almost 140,000 people across the region have visited hospitals for respiratory illnesses. Health concerns have forced Malaysia to close schools for over 2 million children, scratch soccer fixtures and cancel a marathon with 30,000 registered participants. In late September in Singapore, swimming officials shut down a final event in the sport's World Cup"