{
  "id": 9240059,
  "title": "Haze worsens: Two Sarawak areas hit ‘very unhealthy’ API levels, Kanowit at 244, Lubok Antu at 205",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/haze-worsens-two-sarawak-areas-hit-very-unhealthy-api-levels-kanowit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T01:28:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/23/haze-worsens-two-sarawak-areas-hit-very-unhealthy-api-levels-kanowit-at-244-lubok-antu-at-205/236175"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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'.",
  "summary": "KUCHING, Sept 23 — Kanowit and Lubok Antu recorded very unhealthy air pollutant index (API) readings this morning,...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Borneo Post Online",
        "title": "Kanowit tops Sarawak API readings at 226 as of 4pm, 14 others ‘Unhealthy’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/kanowit-tops-sarawak-api-readings-at-226-as-of-4pm-14-others-unhealthy",
        "published": "2026-09-22T08:51:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "11 areas in Sarawak record unhealthy API readings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/11-areas-in-sarawak-record-unhealthy-api-readings",
        "published": "2026-09-22T09:42:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Haze: All 13 unhealthy air readings recorded in Sarawak with Sri Aman highest at 182",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/haze-all-13-unhealthy-air-readings-recorded-in-sarawak-with-sri-aman",
        "published": "2026-09-23T00:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Haze worsens: Two Sarawak areas hit ‘very unhealthy’ API levels, Kanowit at 244, Lubok Antu at 205",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/haze-worsens-two-sarawak-areas-hit-very-unhealthy-api-levels-kanowit-9241745",
        "published": "2026-09-23T01:28:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "13 areas in Sarawak record unhealthy air quality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/13-areas-in-sarawak-record-unhealthy-air-quality",
        "published": "2026-09-23T02:16:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}