India, Oct. 16 -- Save the Children said on Oct. 15, 2026 that haze from wildfires in Indonesia, intensified by El Niño-driven dry conditions, has forced Timor-Leste to shut schools for the remainder of the week. Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Education and the Ministry of State Administration announced the nationwide school shutdown from Thursday and issued guidance to families, according to Save the Children.
Timor-Leste school closure and guidance
Save the Children said Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Education and the Ministry of State Administration stated it would shut schools nationwide from Thursday.
The government guidance cited by Save the Children included the following:
* Families were asked to avoid leaving children outside “unnecessa...