PETALING JAYA: The KL Car-Free Morning initiative this Sunday (Oct 11) has been cancelled due to worsening haze conditions.
The organisers apologised for the inconvenience but stated that the safety and health of the participants are always their priority.
"Due to the increasing Air Pollutant Index numbers and the health risk that may be faced by the participants from exposure to the haze, especially during outdoor physical activity, the programme on Oct 11, Sunday, at Dataran DBKL has been cancelled," the organisers, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), said in a statement.
The KL Car-Free Morning is typically held twice a month, on Sunday mornings from 7am to 9am in central Kuala Lumpur, where community exercise sessions, walking, jogging, cycling and other physical activities are held on closed city roads.
The haze has been worsening over the past week, with Kuala Lumpur listed as among the top 10 most polluted cities in the world on Oct 8.
Schools have also been ordered to close in several states such as Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya starting Friday (Oct 9) due to the haze.
