# State of emergency declared in Sarawak's Serian as air quality crosses hazardous range

https://mins.news/en/video/45468

- CNA, 2026-09-04 13:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md-nxTg-bfU

> Wildfires in Indonesia have driven regional air pollution to critical levels, sending choking haze into Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Malaysia declared a state of emergency in Serian, near Indonesia’s Kalimantan region, after the air pollutant index rose above 500—well beyond the hazardous threshold of 300.

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