Haze continued to affect large parts of Peninsular Malaysia on Thursday (8 Oct), with 38 of the country’s 68 air quality monitoring stations recording unhealthy levels as of 11am.
Another 30 areas recorded moderate air quality, while none of the country’s monitoring stations was in the good range.
Johor was the worst-affected state, with eight areas recording unhealthy readings. All schools in the state have also been closed for two days amid the deteriorating air quality.
According to Malaysia’s Department of Environment, Segamat in Johor recorded the country’s highest Air Pollutant Index (API) reading at 188 as of 11am.
Nilai and Seremban in Negeri Sembilan followed at 183 each.
Other high readings in Johor included Kluang at 180, Pasir Gudang at 179, Larkin at 176, and Tangkak at 173.
Pengerang and Kota Tinggi both recorded 163, while Batu Pahat stood at 162.
Source: Newswav
Johor had eight areas with unhealthy air quality, followed by Selangor with six, Perak with five, and Pahang with four.
Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, and Penang had three affected areas each, while Kuala Lumpur and Terengganu recorded two each.
Kedah and Putrajaya had one area each.
In Selangor, Johan Setia recorded the highest API reading at 178, followed by Shah Alam at 170.
Klang and Banting both registered 167, while Petaling Jaya stood at 164 and Kuala Selangor at around 155.
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In Kuala Lumpur, Cheras recorded 173 and Batu Muda 169, while Putrajaya also registered an API of 173.
All three monitored areas in Melaka were in the unhealthy range, with Bukit Rambai at 173, Melaka City at 172, and Alor Gajah at 168.
Pahang recorded unhealthy API levels in Rompin at 176, Balok Baru Kuantan at 167, Indera Mahkota at 164, and Temerloh at 152.
In Perak, Seri Manjung recorded 160, followed by Tasek Ipoh at 158, Taiping at 154, Pegoh Ipoh at 153, and Tanjung Malim at 152.
Source: Bernama via Free Malaysia Today (FMT)
Penang’s affected areas were Seberang Perai at 156, Minden at 155, and Seberang Jaya at 153.
Meanwhile, Kemaman and Paka in Terengganu recorded 155 and 142, respectively, while Sungai Petani in Kedah stood at 153.
All schools in Johor have been ordered to close on 8 and 9 Oct amid worsening haze conditions.
Under Malaysia’s API classification, readings between 101 and 200 are considered unhealthy.
Readings from 201 to 300 are classified as very unhealthy, while anything above 300 is hazardous.
As of 11am, no area had entered the very unhealthy or hazardous range.
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