{
  "id": 6215900,
  "title": "Serian back in hazardous zone, hours after haze emergency lifted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/serian-back-in-hazardous-zone-hours-after-haze-emergency-lifted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T01:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/08/serian-back-in-hazardous-zone-hours-after-haze-emergency-lifted"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Serian, a district in Sarawak, Malaysia, has returned to the hazardous air pollutant index (API) category only hours after the emergency was lifted, according to data from the Air Pollutant Index Management System portal. The API reading at the IPD Serian monitoring station was recorded at 302 as of 9am on Monday, marking it as hazardous once again. This sudden shift follows the declaration of an emergency last Friday, which was lifted following a noticeable improvement in air quality.\n\nAcross Sarawak, three other areas were also flagged with very unhealthy API readings: Kuching (249), Sri Aman (235), and Samarahan (233). Additionally, 24 other locations nationwide recorded unhealthy air quality, bringing the total to 29 areas in the hazardous category. In contrast, Selangor recorded six areas in the unhealthy category, while Perak and other Malaysian states had varying numbers of areas in the moderate and good air quality categories.",
  "summary": "IPD Serian recorded an API reading of 302 at 9am while three other areas in Sarawak remained in the very unhealthy category.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Serian back in hazardous zone, hours after haze emergency lifted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/serian-back-in-hazardous-zone-hours-after-haze-emergency-lifted-6217581",
        "published": "2026-09-08T01:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Serian air quality ‘hazardous’ again just a day after emergency ends",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/serian-air-quality-hazardous-again-just-a-day-after-emergency-ends",
        "published": "2026-09-08T02:04:07.000Z"
      }
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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."
}