Serian back in hazardous zone, hours after haze emergency lifted
IPD Serian recorded an API reading of 302 at 9am while three other areas in Sarawak remained in the very unhealthy category.
Serian, a district in Sarawak, has returned to the hazardous air pollutant index (API) category just hours after an emergency was declared and subsequently lifted. As of 9am today, the API reading at the IPD Serian monitoring station was recorded at 302, indicating hazardous air quality. This follows the emergency being lifted the previous day, on Friday, when air quality had improved.
Three other Sarawak areas, namely Kuching, Sri Aman, and Samarahan, also recorded very unhealthy API readings of 249, 235, and 233, respectively. Additionally, 24 areas nationwide experienced unhealthy air quality, while another 6 areas in Sarawak, Selangor, Perak, and others recorded moderate or good air quality.
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