Miri residents choking in haze

Central parts of Miri city covered in thick smog from forest-fires in surrounding areas.

MIRI: The night and early morning hours of Saturday saw many parts of Miri City in the grips of a choking veil of smog.

The central parts of this city and its outskirts were enveloped in a dense shroud of haze caused by wildfires from the surrounding outskirts.