Sarawak Disaster Management Committee ready for possible haze emergency
KUCHING, Sept 18 — The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee is ready to respond, if the Air Pollutant Index reading for the ongoing haze in Sri Aman breaches the 500 mark, prompting an emergency declaration.
As at 6pm yesterday, Sri Aman registered an API reading of 389 compared with 300 recorded at 2pm, according to data from the Department of Environment’s website. Meanwhile, Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department director Khirudin Drahman said satellite images shared by the DoE showed that the drastic worsening of air quality in Sarawak, was due to its close proximity to the Kalimantan border, with the situation further exacerbated by winds blowing smoke from hotspots in the area.
Khirudin said that the forest fire in Taman STC which was under control, was not a large one and had been caused by the hot and dry weather, with firemen successfully putting out the fire on Wednesday, only to find it recurring yesterday.
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