Haze blankets 38 areas as Segamat records highest API reading of 186

The New Straits Times reports that 38 air quality monitoring stations across Malaysia recorded unhealthy haze levels on a given day, with Segamat, Johor, registering the highest API reading of 186. This reading is considered hazardous, as per the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS). The state of Johor had the most stations in the unhealthy range, with all eight monitoring stations recording readings above 100.

Other states like Selangor, Pahang, Negri Sembilan, and Melaka also reported several unhealthy readings, with the latter two recording three stations each in the unhealthy range. The worsening haze conditions in Johor have prompted the closure of all schools in the state as a precautionary measure. This situation is part of a broader regional haze crisis, with neighboring Indonesia also grappling with wildfires that have contributed to the haze.

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