(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) 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.
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- Dubai Police???? ??? (@DubaiPoliceHQ) December 7, 2016 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:
Accident on #SZR near Safa Park interchange towards WTC /#Sharjah. pic.twitter.com/jpQVpCGwtr
- TrafficDXB (@trafficdxb) December 7, 2016 Dense Fog on Al Khail Rd after Umm Sequim Rd interchange towards #Dubai Mall. Clears up a bit near Meydan Rd exit. Drive safe.
- TrafficDXB (@trafficdxb) December 7, 2016 Alert ? : Foggy conditions on #SMBZR near Sports City / JVC / JVT & Arabian Ranches. Poor visibility. Plz drive with caution ?.
- TrafficDXB (@trafficdxb) December 7, 2016
Abu Dhabi Department of Transport alsotweeted this morning:
08:04 Accident on Shk Zayed Bin Sultan St, Inbound, at Reem Island exit, Cleared .Heavy traffic delays Remain @stscabudhabi #uaetraffic
- Abu Dhabi Traffic (@ad_traffic) December 7, 2016 07:49 Accident on Shk Zayed Bin Sultan St, Inbound, at Reem Island exit, Heavy traffic delays. Use caution. @stscabudhabi #uaetraffic
- Abu Dhabi Traffic (@ad_traffic) December 7, 2016 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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