Heavy fog on Saturday morning affected Dezhou City in east China's Shangdong Province and regions in northeast China's Jilin Province, triggering alerts and disrupting local transportation.
In Dezhou, thick fog in the early hours of Saturday prompted local authorities to issue an orange warning, the second highest level in China's three-tier fog warning system.
At around 7:00, visibility dropped below 100 meters on G105, a north-south national highway,forcing vehicles to switch on hazard lights and slow down. Some toll stations in Dezhou were closed due to the fog. At the Wucheng East Toll Station of Dezhou-Shangrao Expressway, a number of vehicles were stranded. Staff at the station offered drivers road condition updates, hot water and other services.
At 10:00, as the thick fog gradually lifted, the meteorological department lifted the warning, and traffic on the affected highways gradually returned to normal.
In Jilin, the provincial meteorological observatory issued an orange fog warning at 8:20 on Saturday morning, saying widespread fog had blanketed the province and visibility had dropped below 200 meters in some areas, disrupting travel.
As of 12:15 on Saturday, six out of the province's 258 expressway toll stations had implemented traffic restrictions and 19 had closed their entrances.
For aviation, Changchun Longjia International Airport lifted its low-visibility alert at 11:00. The prevailing visibility recovered to 1,000 meters and operations are back to normal. Of the 291 flights scheduled for the day, 25 have been canceled.
Meteorologists said the fog is typical radiation fog. The latest forecast indicates that a cold front will affect Jilin from Sunday to Wednesday. Stronger winds will improve the dispersion of fog and haze, causing the fog to dissipate.
Heavy fog disrupts traffic, flights in China's Shandong, Jilin
