Eight places in four states record unhealthy API levels

Parched land: Firemen fighting wildfires in the Daro sub-district in central Sarawak where 500 acres of land have been ravaged. — Photo courtesy of Bomba

PETALING JAYA: The number of towns and cities with unhealthy air quality has gone up as the haze worsens.

At 6pm yesterday, eight locations in Penang, Perlis, Kedah and Sarawak recorded Air Pollutant Index (API) readings of more than 100.