Johor wants Asean to call meeting on future preventive measures on cross-border haze

The Johor State Government has urged Asean nations to convene an emergency meeting to enhance fire control and hotspot monitoring.

Johor has experienced an ongoing haze episode since August 25, with some areas reaching unhealthy API levels.

The ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre detected numerous hotspots in Kalimantan and Sumatra, posing an increased haze risk.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 17 — The Johor State Government has called on Asean nations to hold an emergency meeting to strengthen fire control and prevention measures as well as hotspot monitoring in the future.

Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the matter was discussed during the State-Level Disaster Coordination Meeting, which also focused on the risk of cross-border haze following hotspot activities in Indonesia.

He said that Johor has been facing a haze episode since August 25, with several areas recording Air Pollutant Index (API) readings at unhealthy and very unhealthy levels.

“This situation is very alarming, particularly regarding the health and daily lives of the rakyat,” he said via a Facebook post yesterday.

He added that based on the latest information from the Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC), as many as 453 hotspots were detected in Kalimantan, while another 153 were found in Sumatra.

“(This number of hotspots) has the potential to increase the risk of haze if fires occur and smoke moves across the border,” he said.

As of 4:00 pm today, the Department of Environment’s Malaysian Air Pollutant Index Management System (MyEQMS) informed that Pasir Gudang and Larkin were at a very unhealthy level, with an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 202.

Meanwhile, six other areas were at an unhealthy level, namely Pengerang with an API reading of 181, followed by Batu Pahat and Kota Tinggi at 171 each, Kluang (168), Tangkak (159), and Segamat (156). — Bernama

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柔佛州政府敦促东盟各国召开紧急会议，以加强消防控制和热点监测。

自 8 月 25 日以来，柔佛州一直遭受雾霾侵袭，部分地区的空气污染指数 (API) 已达到不健康水平。

东盟专业气象中心在加里曼丹和苏门答腊岛探测到多个热点地区，增加了雾霾风险。

新山，10月17日讯——柔佛州政府呼吁东盟各国召开紧急会议，以加强未来的消防控制和预防措施以及热点监测。

柔佛州务大臣拿督翁哈菲兹·加齐表示，此事已在州级灾害协调会议上进行了讨论，会议还重点关注了印尼热点地区活动后跨境雾霾的风险。

他表示，柔佛州自 8 月 25 日以来一直面临雾霾天气，多个地区的空气污染指数 (API) 读数达到不健康和非常不健康的水平。

“这种情况非常令人担忧，尤其关系到人民的健康和日常生活，”他昨天在脸书上发帖说。

他还补充说，根据东盟专业气象中心（ASMC）的最新信息，在加里曼丹岛发现了多达 453 个热点，而在苏门答腊岛发现了另外 153 个热点。

他说：“（这么多的热点地区）如果发生火灾，烟雾越过边境，可能会增加雾霾的风险。”

截至今天下午 4 点，环境部马来西亚空气污染指数管理系统 (MyEQMS) 显示，巴西古当和拉金的空气污染指数 (API) 读数为 202，处于非常不健康的水平。

与此同时，其他六个地区处于不健康水平，即边佳兰，API读数为181，其次是峇株巴辖和哥打丁宜，各为171，居銮（168），东甲（159）和昔加末（156）。 — 马新社

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