Lu Feiran and Dong Zhen/Shanghai Daily news

Heavy fog rolled across parts of Shanghai yesterday morning, shutting down traffic on some highways and waterways but leaving city transport mostly unscathed.

In suburban areas such as Jinshan, Qingpu and Fengxian districts, visibility was cut to 100 to 200 meters from 5am to 7am. On Chongming Island, the visibility was only 60 meters, the lowest in the city.