Haze worsens in Sarawak as five areas record Very Unhealthy API readings at 4pm
KUCHING (Aug 29): Air quality deteriorated across Sarawak on Saturday afternoon, with five locations recording Very Unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 4pm, up from four at noon. According to the Natural Resources and Environment Board’s (NREB) Daily Haze Watch, Lubok Antu recorded the highest API at 233, followed by Lundu (232), Sri [...] The post Haze worsens in Sarawak as five…
Four locations in Sarawak have been pushed into the 'very unhealthy' air quality zone due to smoke from West Kalimantan, according to the Natural Resources and Environment Board's (NREB) Daily Haze Watch. The Air Pollutant Index (API) readings for Lubok Antu, Lundu, Sri Aman, and Serian reached 230, 228, 227, and 204, respectively, surpassing the threshold for 'very unhealthy' air quality.
Eight other locations remained at the unhealthy level, while six recorded moderate air quality. Azuri Azizah Saedon, deputy director-general of the Department of Environment, stated that transboundary smoke from West Kalimantan had been detected moving northwards into western Sarawak, with NOAA-20 satellite imagery detecting 1,738 hotspots in Kalimantan, 36 in Sumatra, and six in Malaysia.
The DoE has intensified enforcement and daily patrols in areas prone to open burning, and activated the National Open Burning Action Plan and National Haze Action Plan.
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