{
  "id": 2270293,
  "title": "591 schools in Sarawak closed, IPU Serian ‘very unhealthy’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/591-sekolah-di-sarawak-ditutup-ipu-serian-sangat-tidak-sihat-2270293",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T01:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/21/591-sekolah-di-sarawak-ditutup-ipu-serian-sangat-tidak-sihat"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "Air quality in Serian, Sarawak, has reached a very unhealthy level with an air pollution index (IPU) reading of 241. A total of 591 schools in Sarawak have been closed due to worsening haze, with eight other areas also recording unhealthy IPU readings. The schools, which include 509 primary schools and 82 secondary schools, affecting over 197,000 students, were shut with immediate effect. The haze is caused by hotspots in Sarawak and Indonesia, with 148 detected in Sarawak and 7,286 in Kalimantan, Indonesia, from August 1 to the previous day.",
  "summary": "The IPU readings in eight other areas in Sarawak reached unhealthy levels following the haze caused by forest and peatland fires in Kalimantan.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "591 schools in Sarawak closed, IPU Serian ‘very unhealthy’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/591-sekolah-di-sarawak-ditutup-ipu-serian-sangat-tidak-sihat",
        "published": "2026-08-21T01:15:00.000Z"
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}