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Malaysia declares emergency in Serian district in Sarawak state due to haze
The order allows stronger mitigation measures and closes nonessential offices and work sites after the Air Pollutant Index rose above 500, officials said.
- On Friday, Malaysia declared a state of emergency in the Serian district after the Air Pollutant Index reading surged to 519, the highest recorded since the current transboundary haze episode began earlier this year.
- Smoke from forest fires in Indonesia's Kalimantan and Sumatra provinces drifted across the border into Sarawak, with the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre reporting "widespread hotspots" on Tuesday.
- Residents in Serian are panic buying N95 masks at Farmasi Ting pharmacy, while resident Yasmina R.C. Holland told CNA the current episode is the worst she has experienced in two decades.
- The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee launched a three-day cloud-seeding operation on Thursday, with committee chair Douglas Uggah Embas stating that rainfall "has the potential to reduce the concentration of airborne pollutants."
- His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim consented to the emergency declaration, which suspends all non-essential public and private sector activities in Serian as authorities warn that October may bring hotter and drier weather.
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