The Central Meteorological Observatory (CMO), on Friday (22 November), issued orange and yellow alerts for heavy fog in Anhui, Jiangsu, Hunan, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces in China. Here are the latest details:
• The Jiangsu Provincial Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow fog alert for areas including Xuzhou, Huai’an, Yangzhou, Taizhou, southern Yancheng, northern Nantong, and southern Nanjing at 0518 hours on Friday (22 November), with visibility between 200-500 meters.
• An orange alert for heavy fog was issued at 0729 hours on Friday (22 November), with visibility between 50-200 meters in Caolaoji Town, Xiaobengbu Town, Wuxiaojie Town, Mohekou Town, Changhuaiwei Town, Lilou Township in Bengbu City and Jingde County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province.
• A yellow alert for heavy fog was issued at 0620 hours on Friday (22 November). It is expected that rain and fog with visibility less than 500 meters will occur in Anren County in Chenzhou City, Hunan Province.
• A yellow alert for heavy fog was issued on Friday (22 November), for fog with visibility less than 500 meters in Shuangliu, Yongwen, Jinzhong in Kaiyang County, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province.
• In Sichuan province, a yellow heavy fog alert signal at 0832 hours on Friday (22 November). Zixi, Shizishan, Lianhua, Sanxianci, Baotai, Yanjiang, Songtao, Xiangfu, Yingjie, Fengyu, Linjiang, Baolian and other areas in Sichuan have fog with visibility less than 200 meters.
• In Shaanxi province, a yellow fog warning signal was issued at 0849 hours on Friday (22 November), where the following areas will have fog with visibility less than 500 meters, including Huangbaiyuan Town, Wangjiaqiao Town, Taibaihe Town, Jingkou Town, Yingge Town, Zhuitou Town, Taochuan Town, Leichi Town, Angou Town, Zhangjiatan Town, Zhengzhuang Town, Qilicun Street, Luozishan Town, Jiaokou Town, and Heijiabao Town.