Air pollution at unhealthy levels in Sarawak, parts of Peninsula
The Asean haze monitoring centre said smoke plumes from hotspots in Kalimantan and Sarawak drifted into western Sarawak and southern Sabah, Singapore and southern Peninsular Malaysia.
Smoke pollution from fires in Kalimantan has persisted at unhealthy levels in western Sarawak and portions of the Peninsular Malaysia, according to the latest report from the Asean haze monitoring centre. In Sarawak, unhealthy readings were logged at five locations in the afternoon of July 8: Serian (178), Kuching (171), Sri Aman (168), Samarahan (164), Sibu (157), Sarikei (152) and Bintulu (106).
Similar unhealthy levels were reported in Johor (Larkin, Pasir Gudang, Tangkak), Kuala Lumpur (Cheras, Batu Muda) and Perak (Seri Manjung). Selangor, Putrajaya, Nilai in Negeri Sembilan and Bukit Rambai in Melaka also experienced unhealthy air quality. In Peninsular Malaysia, unhealthy air pollution was also detected in Shah Alam and Batu Muda.
The smoke haze is believed to be drifting from fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, creating hotspots in those areas and causing smoke plumes to drift towards Sarawak, Sabah, Singapore and southern Peninsular Malaysia.
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