Sarawak air quality stays unhealthy in nine areas as transboundary haze persists
KUCHING, Aug 12 — The air quality in nine areas in Sarawak was at an unhealthy level as at 8 am today due to trans...
The air quality in nine areas of Sarawak was unhealthy as of 8 am due to transboundary haze. According to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS), the areas with unhealthy air quality were Serian, Kuching, Samarahan, Sarikei, Bintulu, Sri Aman, Samalaju, Sibu, and Miri.
The API readings for these areas were as follows: Serian had a reading of 194, Kuching 172, Samarahan 170, Sarikei 161, Bintulu 157, Sri Aman 157, Samalaju 152, Sibu 151, and Miri 133.
API data is released hourly based on readings from 68 air quality monitoring stations nationwide, with readings of 101 to 200 classified as unhealthy.
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