Fog grounds flights, closes expressways across China
By Zha Minjie |
March 18, 2012, Sunday
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FOG across northern and eastern China grounded hundreds of flights and closed several highways yesterday.
Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin were among the cities affected.
The visibility decreased to 500 meters in Beijing and in some areas it was less than 200 meters, the city's weather bureau said.
More than 230 flights were either canceled or rerouted to other airports. Flights resumed in the afternoon but long delays were reported.
Fog alerts were issued in Tianjin City and Shandong Province. Flights scheduled to depart Shanghai for Beijing and Tianjin in the morning did not take off until the afternoon.
Shanghai airport authorities said more than 1,000 passengers on six international flights, which were scheduled to land in Beijing, were rerouted to Shanghai's Pudong International Airport yesterday between 2am and 9am.
Road traffic was also hit by the bad weather. Hundreds of toll stations on highways in about eight provinces were closed yesterday.
The haze and fog also affected air quality as environmental authorities in Beijing and Shanghai reported light pollution yesterday.
Shanghai meteorologists said there will be fog today at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Ferry and ship services are expected to be affected by high winds.
A cold front is expected to sweep China this weekend with temperatures dropping as much as 10 degrees Celsius.
Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin were among the cities affected.
The visibility decreased to 500 meters in Beijing and in some areas it was less than 200 meters, the city's weather bureau said.
More than 230 flights were either canceled or rerouted to other airports. Flights resumed in the afternoon but long delays were reported.
Fog alerts were issued in Tianjin City and Shandong Province. Flights scheduled to depart Shanghai for Beijing and Tianjin in the morning did not take off until the afternoon.
Shanghai airport authorities said more than 1,000 passengers on six international flights, which were scheduled to land in Beijing, were rerouted to Shanghai's Pudong International Airport yesterday between 2am and 9am.
Road traffic was also hit by the bad weather. Hundreds of toll stations on highways in about eight provinces were closed yesterday.
The haze and fog also affected air quality as environmental authorities in Beijing and Shanghai reported light pollution yesterday.
Shanghai meteorologists said there will be fog today at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Ferry and ship services are expected to be affected by high winds.
A cold front is expected to sweep China this weekend with temperatures dropping as much as 10 degrees Celsius.
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