Haze Alert: API in Samarahan reaches 100

Haze condition at Samarahan is getting worse.

KUCHING, Aug 10: As of 4pm today, the air pollution index (API) of Samarahan has reached unhealthy level of 100 while Miri Industrial Training Institute (ILP) continues to experience a high API of 390.

Following ILP Miri which has been experiencing a high API since 11pm last night and peaked at 12 noon today at 392, Samarahan is the second district that is now on the verge of experiencing unhealthy air quality.

After Miri ILP and Samarahan, Sri Aman is the district that has a high API of 93.


The rest of cities and towns are still below 80.

As of 4 pm, the API readings of different districts are as follows:

Towns and cities API
Miri ILP 390
Miri 78
Samalaju  69
Bintulu 76
Mukah 70
Kapit  61
Sibu 73
Sarikei 68
Sri Aman 93
Samarahan  100
Kuching  78

 — DayakDaily