Haze pushes Kuala Lumpur, Singapore into world's most polluted cities

Buildings in the background past the National Monument (R) are seen shrouded by haze in Kuala Lumpur on September 21, 2026. Dozens of planes and thousands of personnel fighting huge forest fires in Indonesia are struggling to contain them, authorities said September 21, while neighbouring Malaysia stepped up efforts to combat toxic haze. The hazardous smoke emanating from the fires has blanketed parts of the country as well as Malaysia and Singapore for weeks. (Photo by Arif Kartono/ AFP)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's capital topped a global pollution ranking on Wednesday (Sept 30) and nearby Singapore came in third, with smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia blamed for the unhealthy conditions.

A milky haze has shrouded the cities for more than a month as smoke drifted from fires on Borneo and Sumatra islands.

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2026年9月21日，吉隆坡，国家纪念碑（右）后方的建筑物被烟雾笼罩。印尼当局于9月21日表示，数十架飞机和数千名工作人员正在全力扑救该国肆虐的森林大火，而邻国马来西亚也加大了应对有毒烟雾的力度。火灾产生的有害烟雾已笼罩印尼部分地区以及马来西亚和新加坡数周之久。（图片来源：Arif Kartono/法新社）

吉隆坡：马来西亚首都吉隆坡周三（9月30日）在全球污染排名中位居榜首，邻近的新加坡位列第三，邻国印度尼西亚山火产生的烟雾被认为是造成不健康环境的原因。

一个月以来，笼罩在这些城市的雾霾中，来自婆罗洲和苏门答腊岛火灾的烟雾飘散开来。

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