Klang Valley declared ‘unhealthy’ as haze worsens

Almost all of the Klang Valley has been declared unhealthy as smog from forest fires in Sumatra continue to envelope parts of Peninsular Malaysia.

According to Department of Environment as at 6am today, the ‘unhealthy’ are Port Klang (137),Banting (130), Shah Alam (125), Petaling Jaya (123), Kuala Selangor (110) - all in Selangor - and Batu Muda (112) in Kuala Lumpur and nearbyNilai (108) in Negeri Sembilan.

According to the department’s Air Pollutant Index (API), a reading of 0-50 denotes good air quality; 51-100 (moderate); 101-200 (unhealthy); 201-300 (very unhealthy); above 301 (hazardous to human health).

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