Moderate haze shrouds Penang


Health concern: Komtar tower is barely visible in this picture taken from a ferry.

GEORGE TOWN: Penangites woke up to a hazy morning with the Air Pollutant Index (API) readings on the island and mainland at moderate level.

The Department of Environment online portal showed that the API reading at its monitoring station in Universiti Sains Malaysia was 59 at 6am, before worsening to 62 at 11am.

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