KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat in its update reported eleven hotspots were detected in Sarawak, as at 8pm last night.
The hotspots were located in Samarahan (one), Sri Aman (one), Kapit (three), Bintulu (three), Miri (two) and Mukah (one).
This was a contrast to its 6am report about no hotspots being detected in the state.
The 8pm update also record Kalimantan as having 1,025 hotspots, an increase from 487 earlier in the day.
All 12 air quality monitoring stations in the state yesterday recorded ‘moderate’ Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as at 8pm.
Samarahan recorded a reading of 82, Serian 76, Sarikei 72, Kuching 67 and Samarahan 65.
An API reading for good air quality is from zero to 50, 51 to 100 is moderate, 101 to 200 is unhealthy, 201 to 300 is very unhealthy and 300 and above is hazardous.
The hourly updates are available on http://apims.doe.gov.my/ and MyIPU app.
According to the Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC), moderate to dense haze continued to be observed over parts of Central, East and West Kalimantan. Some of the haze from Kalimantan was also blown to the South China Sea areas to the southwest of Borneo.
The northern Asean region is expected to see some rain over the next few days, with prevailing
winds blowing from the northeast or east.
In the southern Asean region, showers are forecast over the equatorial region, and the prevailing winds are expected to blow from the northeast or southeast.
While the showers could help to ease the haze situation, hotspot activities in Sumatra and Kalimantan could still be expected. Hazy conditions might persist in some areas.