Extreme haze forces 77 schools to close for two days

Shades of grey: Poor visibility is apparent in Klias, Beaufort.

KOTA KINABALU: Seventy-seven schools in south-western Sabah are closed for two days after thick smoke enveloped the area amidst simmering peat fires from the Binsuluk Forest Reserve in the Klias peninsula.

Schools in Beaufort (53), Papar (10) and Kuala Penyu (14) were closed as the Air Pollutant Index (API) reached a very unhealthy reading of 279.