China issues heavy fog warnings, some shipping suspended


China Heavy Fog Warning: A man wearing a mask stands amid heavy fog in Jinan, Shandong province, China. - Reuters

BEIJING, Feb 7 (Reuters): China issued dangerous heavy fog warnings for many regions and shipping was suspended in the Qiongzhou Strait, an important economic transport hub near Hainan, according to state and local media on Tuesday.

Video footage and pictures from social and local media showed thick fog in several cities with visibility of less than seven metres (20 feet) in some areas, according to Chinese meteorological forecasters.

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