Sarawak wakes to worsening haze as API breaches 200 in three locations

Sarawak is grappling with worsening air quality as the Air Pollutant Index (API) breached the 200 mark in three locations on Saturday morning, according to the Malaysian news outlet Malay Mail. Lubok Antu, Sri Aman, and Lundu recorded API readings of 225, 222, and 203, respectively, making them the only three out of 18 monitoring locations in the state to exceed the unhealthy threshold.

Nine other locations experienced unhealthy air quality, with Serian and Sarikei leading the list at 193 and 188, respectively. The remaining six areas were classified as having moderate air quality. The API scale ranges from 51 to 100 (moderate), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), and 201 to 300 (very unhealthy).

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