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- Malaysia declared a state of emergency in Serian, Sarawak on 4 September 2026 because hazardous haze threatened health.
- The Air Pollution Index hit 519, exceeding the 500 threshold that triggers an emergency.
- King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar approved the emergency after advice from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Premier Abang Johari Openg.
- Disaster-management officials began cloud-seeding to disperse haze, while Indonesia reported 717 fire hotspots nationwide since 1 August.
