Fog keeps shipping at anchor
8/11/2008 14:29
Lu Feiran/Shanghai Daily news
Heavy fog shut down
shipping at the mouth of the Yangtze River from Thursday evening through
yesterday morning.
Dense fog started to blanket the city Thursday afternoon,
prompting the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau to issue a yellow fog alert at 4pm,
the lowest level on a three-color scale. The alert was not lifted until 4am
yesterday.
More than 200 international vessels had to cancel or delay entry
or departure at Shanghai's three ports, officials said. The visibility at the
mouth of the river was below 1,000 meters ¨- and even less than 200 meters in
some areas.
Ferry services to Chongming, Hengsha and Changxing island were
suspended from Thursday night to early yesterday morning. Long-distance buses
and flights, however, were not greatly affected.
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