General : Air Quality Very Unhealthy In Kuching, Sri Aman At 8am

Two areas in Sarawak recorded very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings at 8am. Kuching recorded a reading of 235, according to Bernama, while The Vibes reported a reading of 245. Sri Aman recorded 216, according to Bernama, and 214, according to The Vibes.

The New Straits Times reported that as at 9am, Kuching and Sri Aman recorded API readings of 229 and 216 respectively. The same report also mentioned that 14 other locations in Sarawak and Sabah recorded unhealthy readings, with Samalaju at 200, Bintulu at 199, and Mukah at 196.

API readings of 201 to 300 are classified as very unhealthy. An API reading of zero to 50 indicates good air quality, 51 to 100 moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, and above 300 hazardous.

Brief written by urgent.news from Bernama, New Straits Times, The Vibes — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.