PALEMBANG, Indonesia: For hours, Kholidi pedals his rickshaw through the hazy streets of Palembang in search of passengers.
The schools where the 60-year-old usually finds fares are closed. The normally bustling markets where he waits for customers are quiet.
“I didn’t bring home a single rupiah yesterday and it looks like today will be the same,” said Kholidi, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.
For weeks, forests, bushes and dried-up peatlands across Indonesia have been burning, particularly in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
As of Sep 16, there were 5,983 hotspots in Sumatra, of which 4,169 were in South Sumatra, according to the Indonesian…
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