Air quality in Sarawak's Sri Aman hits hazardous level of 362


  • Nation
  • Friday, 20 Sep 2019

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Air quality in Sri Aman, Sarawak, has reached the hazardous level again Friday (Sept 20) morning with the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading soaring to 362 as of 7am, compared to 210 recorded at 5pm yesterday.

Sri Aman, located near the Kalimantan region of Indonesia, is currently experiencing forest fires and transboundary haze, leading to increased API readings in all areas near western region of Sarawak and around Tawau and Sandakan in Sabah.

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