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Smog to linger in north China, rain to pause in south

Xinhua, November 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Smog will continue to shroud north China, while rainstorms will pause in south China on Saturday, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said.

The country's weather observatory continued to issue a yellow alert for smog and fog this morning. China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe weather, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

The NMC said the smog will hit parts of Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi,Anhui, Liaoning and Jiangsu provinces in north and northeast China, as well as Beijing and Tianjin municipalities from Saturday morning to Sunday morning.

The NMC added that heavy fog will linger in parts of north and northeast China, including Heilongjiang and Liaoning provinces, areas along the Yellow and Huaihe rivers, as well as areas of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, with visibility of less than one kilometer this morning.

Heavy rain will pause in the south on Saturday. But fresh round of rain will sweep parts of Hunan, Jiangxi provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China starting from Sunday, the center said. Endi