Caution urged: Fog, poor visibilty hit UAE traffic

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Caution urged: Fog, poor visibilty hit UAE traffic

Dubai - Motorists are advised to drive with caution when driving in conditions of fog and low visibility.

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Published: Wed 7 Dec 2016, 8:08 AM

Last updated: Wed 7 Dec 2016, 5:48 PM

Fog and poor visibility on Wednesday morning disrupted traffic movement at several places in the UAE.
As the visibility at some parts in UAE dropped below 100 metres, the national met agency, NCMS, said the similar situation will continue in the coming days.

The NCMS advises motorists to take precautions on roads due to the expected bad horizontal visiblity due to fog.
Popular traffic monitoring page on Twitter, TrafficDXB and Dubai Police tweeted about accidents on Dubai's arterial roads: 
 
Abu Dhabi Department of Transport also tweeted this morning:
The Dubai Police recorded 107 traffic accidents during foggy weather conditions in the space of five hours on Sunday morning. The police received 1,062 SOS calls from 4am to 9am.
Air traffic was also disrupted at Dubai International Airport earlier this week, with many flights cancelled or delayed.


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