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Haze worsens: Two Sarawak areas hit ‘very unhealthy’ API levels, Kanowit at 244, Lubok Antu at 205

KUCHING, Sept 23 — Kanowit and Lubok Antu recorded very unhealthy air pollutant index (API) readings this morning,...

Haze worsens: Two Sarawak areas hit ‘very unhealthy’ API levels, Kanowit at 244, Lubok Antu at 205

Kanowit and Lubok Antu in Sarawak experienced hazardous air quality on September 23, registering "Very Unhealthy" API levels of 244 and 205 respectively. These were the only areas in the state to attain such readings, with all others classified as "Unhealthy". Only Bario maintained a "Good" API reading of 33. Normal API classifications range from 0-50 'Good', 51-100 'Moderate', 101-200 'Unhealthy', and 201-300 'Very Unhealthy'.

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