Monday, 7 September 2026

(UPDATED) Monitoring stations registering seven locations, including Lundu, Serian and Kuching, with very unhealthy air quality

KUCHING, Sept 7 : As at 8pm, the weather monitoring station has registered air quality in Lundu entering the hazardous level. Its air pollutant index (API) reading was 304.

 Caption: The hazy condition in Tabuan Jaya

The monitoring stations recorded six other locations registering a very unhealthy air quality.

Topping the list is Lundu with an air pollutant index (API) reading of 298, and this is followed by Serian with the API reading of 270, Samarahan 237, Kanowit 220, Kuching 207, Lubok Antu 204 and Tebedu 202.

The API reading in Simanggang recorded 197 level, and this is followed by Sarikei 195, Betong 190, Sibu 183, Mukah 179 and Samalaju 174.

An API reading from 100 to 200 means that the air quality is unhealthy.

Only Kapit (93) and Bario (63) are having moderate air quality.

The state of haze emergency declared in the entire Serian Division on Sept 4 was lifted early today.

The emergency was declared when Serian registered an API reading exceeding 500.

 

7 September 2026, Monday 7:00 P.M.


 

 

 

 

 

STATION

INDEX

STATUS

 

KUCHING

207

Very Unhealthy

 

SAMARAHAN

237

Very Unhealthy

 

SERIAN

270

Very Unhealthy

 

SIMANGGANG

197

Unhealthy

 

SARIKEI

195

Unhealthy

 

SIBU

183

Unhealthy

 

MUKAH

179

Unhealthy

 

KAPIT

93

Moderate

 

BINTULU

166

Unhealthy

 

SAMALAJU

174

Unhealthy

 

MIRI

167

Unhealthy

 

ILP MIRI

167

Unhealthy

 

LIMBANG

133

Unhealthy

 

LUNDU

298

Very Unhealthy

 

TEBEDU

202

Very Unhealthy

 

LUBOK ANTU

204

Very Unhealthy

 

KANOWIT

220

Very Unhealthy

 

LAWAS

143

Unhealthy

 

BARIO

65

Moderate

 

BETONG (MCAQM)

190

Unhealthy

 

No comments:

Post a Comment