Mt Sinabung eruptions not affecting Malaysia's air quality

The rumour that the Mount Sinabung volcanic eruptions in northern Sumatra, Indonesia would affect the air quality in Malaysia until this weekend is untrue.

Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) director-general Jailan Simon in a statement today said the Sinabung volcanic eruptions which began on Aug 10, would no longer have any impact on the country.

“At the beginning, it had only affected flight operations but did not affect air quality," he said.

Jailan also reminded the public not to spread false information, instead, they should be alert of valid information released by MetMalaysia through its official website and the myCuaca application.

The ash and smoke from the Mount Sinabung volcano that started erupting at 11.37am last Monday had entered Malaysian airspace in the peninsula, namely Perak, Kedah, Perlis, Penang, Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang.

However, it did not affect the country’s air quality.

- Bernama