'Gift from God': Rain brings relief from Indonesia toxic haze

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Rain brought relief to Pontianak after toxic haze had restricted outdoor activities and forced schools to close. Officials reported thousands of respiratory cases in the region since the previous month.

The thick smog had limited outdoor activities in Pontianak, a city of about 700,000 people on Borneo island, with schools forced to shutter and thousands of respiratory cases recorded in the region since last month, according to officials.