All schools in the Manjung district near Ipoh have been ordered to close after the Air Pollutant Index (API) there registered at 239 this morning, the highest in the country.
A headmaster from the district told Berita Harian that he received an order from the Perak education department to close the school.
The API states that the air quality is considered "very unhealthy" when it breaches the 200 mark.
A check revealed that the API in Manjung has now risen to 247 at 1pm.
[More to follow]
A headmaster from the district told Berita Harian that he received an order from the Perak education department to close the school.
The API states that the air quality is considered "very unhealthy" when it breaches the 200 mark.
A check revealed that the API in Manjung has now risen to 247 at 1pm.
[More to follow]
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