Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

World

6 kawasan di Sarawak catat IPU bahaya

Tiga kawasan di Sarawak turut mencatatkan bacaan IPU tahap sangat tidak sihat, iaitu Mukah (234), Bintulu (232)dan Samalaju (225).

6 kawasan di Sarawak catat IPU bahaya

PETALING JAYA: Six locations in Sarawak have recorded dangerous air pollution index (IPU) levels as of 8 a.m. today, according to the IPU monitoring system of the Department of Environment. The highest IPU reading was recorded in Serian at 408, followed by Kuching at 407, Samarahan at 372, Sri Aman at 361, Sarikei at 333, and Sibu at 309, recorded by the Bernama news agency.

Three Sarawakian locations – Mukah (234), Bintulu (232), and Samalaju (225) – have also recorded IPU levels categorized as extremely unhealthy. Additionally, air quality in nine locations reached unhealthy, with the Institute of Technical Education Miri (187), Miri (180), Kapit (178), Labuan (167), Limbang (166), Kimanis and Keningau (156), Tawau (132), and Johan Setia in Selangor (123) reaching unhealthy levels.

The IPU scale ranges from 0 to 50, indicating good air quality, 51-100, indicating moderate quality, 101-200, indicating unhealthy quality, 201-300, indicating very unhealthy quality, and scores above 300, indicating hazardous air quality. IPU data is released hourly based on readings from 68 air quality monitoring stations across the country.

Written by urgent.news from Free Malaysia Today's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

This story

This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.

Read the original at freemalaysiatoday.com →

More in World

More from Tuesday 1 September →