Mukah records highest API

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The Air Pollutant Index in Mukah, Sarawak, recorded an unhealthy level as of 5pm on Monday (July 28) with a reading of 154, the highest in the state and the country.  The increase in air pollution is believed to stem from forest fires that occurred near the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Mukah campus last Thursday.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The air pollutant index in Mukha, Sarawak recorded an unhealthy level as of 5 p.m. on

00:08Monday with a reading of 154, the highest in the state and the country.

00:14API readings between 101 and 200 are categorised as unhealthy and may pose health risks to

00:21children, the elderly and individuals with respiratory conditions.

00:25Other parts of Sarawak recorded moderate air quality, according to the Environment Department's

00:31Air Pollutant Index Management System.

00:34The air pollution in Mukha stemmed from forest fires that occurred near the University Technology

00:39Mara Mukha campus last Thursday.

00:41According to the Operations Control Centre of the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department, firefighting

00:46operations are still continuing.

00:49Fire teams have already doused more than two hectares of the Mukha fire, but about 2.5 hectares

00:55are still burning.

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