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China issues yellow alert for thick fog

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2018-10-16 09:38:11Xinhua Editor : Gu Liping ECNS App Download
Tourists visit the area around National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, on a smoggy day in Beijing, Oct. 14, 2018. Serious air pollution was reported in Beijing on Sunday. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

Tourists visit the area around National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, on a smoggy day in Beijing, Oct. 14, 2018. Serious air pollution was reported in Beijing on Sunday. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

China's national observatory on Tuesday issued a yellow alert for thick fog in some northern, eastern and southwestern regions.

On Tuesday morning, thick fog will be seen in nothern Beijing as well as in provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Hunan, Henan, Guizhou and Sichuan, reducing visibility in some areas to less than 200 meters, the National Meteorological Center said.

In some of these regions, visibility may be reduced to less than 50 meters.

The center said drivers in affected regions should slow down, while airports, freeways and ports should take appropriate safety measures.

China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow, and blue.

  

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