PETALING JAYA: Air quality in the country shows a general improvement as rain brought a brief respite from the haze.
Although satellite pictures showed an increase in hotspots in Sumatra from 49 to 86, API readings from the Department of Environment showed an improvement in air quality.
On Friday, there were three areas in the Klang Valley that had unhealthy air quality levels but this was reduced to zero on Saturday.
The highest API reading was recorded in Port Klang (89) as at 5pm. Port Klang had an API reading of 136 on Friday.
Overall, 24 areas recorded good air quality (API 0-50) while 25 areas recorded moderate air quality readings (API 51-100).
As for visibility, most parts of the country recorded readings of 10km and beyond.
Subang had the lowest visibility level at 6km.
Bernama reported the API report released by the DOE on its webpage as at 11am showing no area reaching the unhealthy API level.
The readings for Cheras, Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam were at 83, 81 and 81 respectively.
Of the 48 locations monitored, 24 showed good API readings, including Langkawi (29), Kangar (23) and USM, Penang (30).
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