Hazy conditions expected to persist on Monday: NEA
Hazy conditions are expected to persist on Monday (Sep 28), with winds forecast to blow from the south or south-southwest, said the National Environment Agency in an advisory on Sunday (Sep 27).
"The 24-hour PSI for the next 24 hours is expected to be in the low- to mid-sections of the Unhealthy range, with a possibility of entering the high-section of the Unhealthy range if denser haze is blown in by unfavourable winds," the advisory said.
Slightly hazy conditions on Sunday were due to the moderate to dense haze still persisting in central and southern Sumatra. "Some haze has spread to the sea areas west and south of Singapore," said NEA.
A total of 61 hotspots were detected in Sumatra on Sunday. NEA said the low count was due to the "cloud cover over parts of Sumatra". It added that most of the hotspots were detected in southern Sumatra. On Saturday, 24 hotspots were detected.
Indonesia has assured Singapore that it is taking the haze very seriously, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean in a Facebook post on Sunday.
"My Indonesian counterpart, Coordinating Minister Luhut Panjaitan, phoned me this afternoon. He assured me that the Indonesian government is taking the haze very seriously and deploying more troops to deal with the fires," said Mr Teo.
Mr Teo added that he told the minister that "Singapore’s offer to assist Indonesia in our own small way to put out the fires still stands – it would be a sign of cooperation between our two countries, so that Indonesians and Singaporeans need not suffer the haze".
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
Hazy conditions are expected to persist on Monday (Sep 28), with winds forecast to blow from the south or south-southwest, said the National Environment Agency in an advisory on Sunday (Sep 27).
"The 24-hour PSI for the next 24 hours is expected to be in the low- to mid-sections of the Unhealthy range, with a possibility of entering the high-section of the Unhealthy range if denser haze is blown in by unfavourable winds," the advisory said.
Slightly hazy conditions on Sunday were due to the moderate to dense haze still persisting in central and southern Sumatra. "Some haze has spread to the sea areas west and south of Singapore," said NEA.
A total of 61 hotspots were detected in Sumatra on Sunday. NEA said the low count was due to the "cloud cover over parts of Sumatra". It added that most of the hotspots were detected in southern Sumatra. On Saturday, 24 hotspots were detected.
Indonesia has assured Singapore that it is taking the haze very seriously, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean in a Facebook post on Sunday.
"My Indonesian counterpart, Coordinating Minister Luhut Panjaitan, phoned me this afternoon. He assured me that the Indonesian government is taking the haze very seriously and deploying more troops to deal with the fires," said Mr Teo.
Mr Teo added that he told the minister that "Singapore’s offer to assist Indonesia in our own small way to put out the fires still stands – it would be a sign of cooperation between our two countries, so that Indonesians and Singaporeans need not suffer the haze".
~News courtesy of Channel News Asia~
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