Malaysian schools close again as haze pushes pollution levels higher
All 108 schools in Malaysia’s Serian district have been ordered to close after the air pollutant index rose above 200. The latest disruption follows earlier emergency measures and cloud-seeding operations, while experts warn that smoke from Indonesian fires may persist until monsoon winds change.
All 108 schools in Serian district, Sarawak, have been ordered to close after Malaysia’s air pollutant index exceeded 200, the South China Morning Post reports. The closures came after pollution levels rose above the threshold on Wednesday night. Pupils were moved back to home-based learning as smoke affected the district on Malaysian Borneo.
The renewed haze followed emergency measures and cloud-seeding operations that had provided temporary relief. Experts cited by the report warned that smoke from fires in Indonesia could continue drifting across Malaysia until the monsoon winds change. The latest disruption has left schools reopening and closing repeatedly as air quality fluctuates.
The supplied material does not state how long the closures will last, identify the specific health risks recorded in Serian or give details of the earlier cloud-seeding operations. It also does not provide a new national pollution reading or say whether schools in other Malaysian districts have been ordered to close.
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