Haze: 214 schools in S'gor shut, 231,921 students affected


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 18 Sep 2019

SHAH ALAM (Bernama): An additional 99 schools in Petaling Perdana, Kuala Selangor, Gombak and Petaling Utama were ordered to close today due to the worsening haze, bringing the total number of affected schools in Selangor to 214.

According to the Ministry of Education (MoE) in a statement on Wednesday morning, the schools were ordered to close after the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading in the areas exceeded 200, beginning at midnight.

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