Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Haze worsens in Sarawak

KUCHING: Parents are keeping their children indoors as the air quality in several towns in Sarawak has worsened.

The Department of Environment (DOE) website showed that the air pollutant index (API) in Sarikei rose to 196 at 11am yesterday. It, however, dropped to 177 at 5pm.

Six other towns, one more than on Monday, recorded unhealthy air levels at 5pm.

The state capital had the lowest visibility level at 800m, followed by Bintulu (1km) and Sibu (1.5km) as at 7pm yesterday.

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