No ‘hazardous’ areas but Sarawak remains worst hit by haze
As at 4pm, several areas in the peninsula were reported to have 'unhealthy' air quality, especially in the Klang Valley and Pahang.
The Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal reported no hazardous areas due to haze as of 4pm today. Sri Aman in Sarawak recorded the highest API reading of 216, classified as very unhealthy. This area, along with 10 others in Sarawak, experienced unhealthy air quality levels. Sarawak was the most affected state, with 11 areas registering unhealthy air quality.
Kapit was the only station in Sarawak to record a moderate API reading of 90. Additionally, six areas in Selangor, two in Kuala Lumpur, three in Negeri Sembilan, two in Sabah, and two in Melaka reported unhealthy API readings. The API scale ranges from 0 to 50 (good), 51 to 100 (moderate), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (very unhealthy), and above 300 (hazardous).
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