Serian records hazardous API 391, four other Sarawak areas at very unhealthy levels

The air quality in Malaysia, particularly in Sarawak, severely deteriorated, with Serian recording an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 391, placing it in the hazardous category.

Several other areas in Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan also reported unhealthy to very unhealthy air quality, attributed to haze from regional hotspots, as per a report by the ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Centre (ASMC).

In response, the ASEAN Secretariat activated Alert Level 3 for the southern ASEAN region due to increasing hotspot activity and haze spread, and the Department of Environment (DOE) is monitoring the situation under the National Haze Action Plan.

KUALA LUMPUR, September 3 — Air quality continued to deteriorate this afternoon, with Serian in Sarawak recording an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 391, putting it in the hazardous category, while four other areas in the state recorded very unhealthy readings.

Department of Environment (DOE) deputy director-general (Development) Azuri Azizah Saedon said four areas in Sarawak recorded very unhealthy air quality, with Kuching registering an API reading of 285, Sri Aman 275, Samarahan 274 and Sarikei 206.

As of 5pm, 14 areas were classified as having unhealthy air quality, while 45 were at moderate levels and three were in the good category, she said.

Eight areas in Sarawak recorded unhealthy air quality, with Sibu registering an API reading of 180, followed by Mukah (172), Bintulu (166), Samalaju (164), Kapit (157), ILP Miri (153), Limbang (151) and Miri (106).

Other areas recording unhealthy air quality included Politeknik Kota Kinabalu and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, both at 156, Kimanis (155), Keningau (154), Labuan Federal Territory (157) and Johan Setia in Selangor (127).

“The country’s air quality has deteriorated today, with several areas, especially in Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan, recording API readings ranging from unhealthy to hazardous, influenced by haze moving in from different directions,” she said.

She said that according to an Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) report dated September 2, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 20 satellite imagery detected 795 hotspots in Kalimantan, 144 in Sumatra and three in Malaysia, all in Sarawak.

She said the ASMC Regional Haze Map for the same date showed scattered hotspots across Kalimantan and Sumatra, while moderate to dense transboundary smoke haze covered northern Borneo and parts of the southwestern, western and central Philippines.

“Moderate to dense smoke was also observed originating from clusters of hotspots detected in several areas of Kalimantan and central and southern Sumatra.

“The Asean Secretariat activated Alert Level 3 for the southern Asean region from August 27, 2026 following an increase in hotspot activity and the wider spread of haze, based on ASMC monitoring, assessments and forecasts and in accordance with the Asean MAJER SOP (Asean Standard Operating Procedure for Monitoring Assessment and Joint Emergency Response),” she said.

She said the DOE would continue to monitor air quality through the National Haze Action Plan, with the relevant agencies taking action based on the situation and its developments. — Bernama

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马来西亚的空气质量，特别是砂拉越的空气质量，严重恶化，西连的空气污染指数（API）达到 391，属于危险级别。

根据东盟专业气象中心 (ASMC) 的一份报告，沙捞越、沙巴和纳闽的其他几个地区也报告了空气质量不健康到非常不健康的状况，这归因于区域热点产生的雾霾。

对此，由于热点活动和雾霾扩散加剧，东盟秘书处对东盟南部地区启动了3级警戒，环境部正在根据国家雾霾行动计划监测情况。

吉隆坡，9月3日讯——今天下午空气质量持续恶化，砂拉越州西连的空气污染指数（API）达到391，处于危险级别，而该州其他四个地区的空气污染指数也达到了非常不健康的水平。

环境部副总监（发展）阿祖里·阿齐扎·赛登表示，砂拉越有四个地区的空气质量非常不健康，其中古晋的空气污染指数（API）读数为 285，斯里阿曼为 275，三马拉汉为 274，泗里街为 206。

截至下午 5 点，14 个地区的空气质量被评为不健康，45 个地区的空气质量为中等，3 个地区的空气质量为良好，她说。

砂拉越八个地区的空气质量不健康，其中诗巫的API读数为180，其次是木胶（172）、民都鲁（166）、沙马拉祖（164）、加帛（157）、ILP美里（153）、林梦（151）和美里（106）。

其他空气质量不健康的地区包括沙巴的亚庇理工学院和亚庇，均为 156，金马利 (155)、根地咬 (154)、纳闽联邦直辖区 (157) 和雪兰莪州的约翰实达 (127)。

她说：“今天，该国的空气质量恶化，特别是砂拉越、沙巴和纳闽等几个地区的空气污染指数（API）读数从不健康到危险不等，这是由于来自不同方向的雾霾造成的。”

她说，根据东盟专业气象中心 (ASMC) 9 月 2 日发布的报告，美国国家海洋和大气管理局 (NOAA) 20 号卫星图像在加里曼丹岛检测到 795 个热点，在苏门答腊岛检测到 144 个热点，在马来西亚检测到 3 个热点，全部位于沙捞越州。

她表示，ASMC 同一天发布的区域烟霾地图显示，加里曼丹岛和苏门答腊岛零星出现热点，而中度至重度的跨境烟霾覆盖了婆罗洲北部以及菲律宾西南部、西部和中部部分地区。

“在加里曼丹岛和苏门答腊岛中部和南部的几个地区，还观测到中度至重度烟雾源自热点聚集区。

“根据东盟气象中心（ASMC）的监测、评估和预测，并按照东盟监测、评估和联合应急响应标准操作程序（ASEAN MAJER SOP），东盟秘书处于2026年8月27日起对东盟南部地区启动了3级警戒，原因是热点活动增加和雾霾扩散范围扩大。”她说道。

她表示，环境部将继续通过《国家雾霾行动计划》监测空气质量，相关机构将根据实际情况和发展趋势采取行动。——马新社

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