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Singaporeans take to Twitter as haze reaches hazardous levels

MANILA, Philippines - Smothered Singaporeans took to Twitter as the hazardous haze from burning forests in Indonesia brought the country's pollutant standards index (PSI) to 401 on Friday noon, Singapore's Straits Times reported.

A PSI higher than 300 is considered hazardous by Singapore's National Environment Agency.

As of 1:30 p.m., trending topics #ReplaceMovieNamesWithHaze, #sghaze and #mustbethehaze dominated the Singapore Twitter space. Tweets varied from annoyed to angry while some even managed to make fun of the situation.

Meanwhile, other tweets represented the seven stages of grief.

 

 
The report quoted the island city-state's Health Ministry as saying that it has a sufficient stock of N95 masks, as residents trooped to pharmacies across the country to protect themselves from the noxious fumes.
This is Singapore's worst haze in 16 years, when the PSI hit 226 in 1997.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong earlier advised citizens to stay indoors while the government formulates a solution to the issue.

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