Malaysia on alert as smog cancels flights prompts health warnings
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta Dhu-AlQa'dah 29 1436 September 13 2015 SPA -- Malaysia's maritime and aviation
departments on Sunday issued warnings over poor visibility caused by
the worsening haze in the capital and elsewhere.
At least two international flights were diverted during the past two
days due to poor visibility Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said.
He added that some maritime activities would be suspended if
visibility drops below 1 nautical mile or 1.8 kilometres but he did
not specify what would be affected.
The smoky haze hovering over Malaysia is caused by the ongoing
plantation and forest fires in the nearby Indonesian provinces of
Sumatra and Kalimantan where open burning to clear lands is common.
The environment department said Sunday the air pollution index in
Kuala Lumpur and in almost all areas on the peninsula have reached
unhealthy levels.
--spa
13:53 LOCAL TIME 10:53 GMT
departments on Sunday issued warnings over poor visibility caused by
the worsening haze in the capital and elsewhere.
At least two international flights were diverted during the past two
days due to poor visibility Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said.
He added that some maritime activities would be suspended if
visibility drops below 1 nautical mile or 1.8 kilometres but he did
not specify what would be affected.
The smoky haze hovering over Malaysia is caused by the ongoing
plantation and forest fires in the nearby Indonesian provinces of
Sumatra and Kalimantan where open burning to clear lands is common.
The environment department said Sunday the air pollution index in
Kuala Lumpur and in almost all areas on the peninsula have reached
unhealthy levels.
--spa
13:53 LOCAL TIME 10:53 GMT
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