2016 Malaysian haze

2016 Sabah forest fires
Forest fires sets by irresponsible farmers in the West Coast Division has been blamed for the increase of hotspots in Sabah, such as this which was taken on 16 March 2016.
Date27 March – 13 April
LocationSabah, Malaysia
CauseFire sets by arsonists
Property damageRM100 million[1]
  • 3,000 hectares of Binsuluk Forest Reserve and almost 10,000 hectares of alienated lands have been destroyed in eight districts
  • Some 660 hectares destroyed in Trusmadi Forest Reserve
Southeast Asian haze series
Haze in Borneo, 2019
History
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The fires since the mid-March has caused part of Sabah, especially in the West Coast Division to be blanketed by haze.[2]

  1. ^ "RM100mil lost to forest fires". Daily Express. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Haze getting worse in Sabah's west coast". The Straits Times. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.