THE Royal Malaysian Air Force and National Disaster Management Agency have been engaged in cloud seeding over Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Malacca today to reduce smoke levels, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).

Director Jailan Simon said the operation resulted in rain in several areas.

“The RMAF aircraft left Subang Air Base at 12.30pm for the areas targeted.

“Rain was reported in Cheras, Bangsar, Petaling, Kuala Selangor, Hulu Langat, Klang and Gombak in Selangor; Seremban, Tampin and Jelebu in Negri Sembilan; and Alor Gajah and Jasin in Melaka,” he said in a statement.

Jailan said the aircraft, faced with air space clearance problems due to heavy air traffic, returned to the base at about 3pm.

The air quality was “very unhealthy” early today in Putrajaya, Johan Setia in Klang, Selangor, and Sri Aman, Samarahan and Kuching in Sarawak. – Bernama, September 16, 2019.