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Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak town due to severe haze from Indonesian fires

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Malaysia has declared an emergency in Serian, Sarawak, due to severe haze pollution reaching an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 521. This hazardous level, significantly impacting the town and its capital Kuching, is attributed to forest and peatland fires in Indonesia's Sumatra and Borneo regions. Authorities have arrested 112 individuals suspected of starting these fires, which are a recurring seasonal issue exacerbated this year by dry conditions and elevated fire activity. AI

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Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak town due to severe haze from Indonesian fires

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Malaysia declares emergency in Sarawak town as haze pollution level hits 521

    Malaysia declared an emergency on Friday in a town in Sarawak state on Borneo Island after air pollution breached the country’s emergency-level threshold linked to fires in neighbouring Indonesia. The Air Pollutant Index in Serian, a small agricultural town of just under 90,000 n…

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