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Malaysia has declared a state of emergency in Serian Division, Sarawak state, following hazardous levels of air pollution caused by haze from wildfires in Indonesia. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's office confirmed the declaration, which followed a request from the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee after the region's Air Pollutant Index rose to level requiring a local emergency.
Schools, government and private offices, plantations, construction sites, and quarries in Serian will close from Monday until at least the end of next week, while only essential services will continue to operate. A three-day cloud-seeding operation was launched on Thursday and extended to at least Monday due to forecasts of more favorable cloud formations.
Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee chairman Douglas Uggah Embas stressed that the emergency applies only to Serian, urging residents to minimize outdoor activities and avoid strenuous outdoor activities. Sarawak, in northern Borneo, has been significantly impacted by haze for weeks, along with neighboring Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia.
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