Air quality in Serian remains very unhealthy

 Eight other areas in Sarawak, including Samarahan and Kuching, recorded unhealthy readings as of 4.30pm.

Nine areas in Sarawak recorded unhealthy or very unhealthy API readings as of 4.30pm today. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Serian in Sarawak continued to record very unhealthy air quality because of the haze this afternoon.

According to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (Apims) portal, the monitoring station at the Serian police headquarters recorded an API reading of 213 as of 4.30pm.

Eight other areas in Sarawak recorded unhealthy API readings – Samarahan (186), Kuching (183), Sarikei (174), Miri Industrial Training Institute (166), Samalaju (165), Sri Aman (159), Bintulu (157) and Mukah (151).

The areas with unhealthy air quality in Kuala Lumpur were Batu Muda (169) and Cheras (159), while those in Selangor were Johan Setia (161), Shah Alam (157), Banting (154) and Klang (118).

Putrajaya (157) also recorded an unhealthy reading.

Also recording unhealthy readings were Jerantut (161) and Temerloh (140) in Pahang; Segamat (159), Batu Pahat (155), Kluang (155), Tangkak (152) and Larkin (127) in Johor; Nilai (157), Seremban (155) and Port Dickson (117) in Negeri Sembilan; Tanjung Malim (156) and Tasek Ipoh (154) in Perak; as well as Bukit Rambai (156), Alor Gajah (152) and Bandaraya Melaka (105) in Melaka.

In total, 31 areas nationwide recorded moderate readings, while five recorded good readings.

An API reading of zero to 50 indicates good air quality, 51 to 100 moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy, and above 300 hazardous. - FMT