Emirati photographer takes breathtaking video of Abu Dhabi enveloped in fog

Syed Shayaan Bakht, Staff Reporter

Emirati photographer Abdulla Aljunaibi took a mesmerizing video of the city of Abu Dhabi enveloped in thick fog on Friday morning.

Aljunaibi wrote on his Twitter account, “Abu Dhabi morning…”

Aljunaibi, who is based in Abu Dhabi, shot the video just after sunrise from a tower block in the capital.

Aljunaibi allowed Gulf Today to use the video.

The soothing video shows the emirate’s skyscrapers hidden in fog, making it look surreal.

In December, Aljunaibi took breathtaking photos of Dubai enveloped in thick fog.

Recently, Aljunaibi also took a timelapse video of Abu Dhabi.

He wrote, “The capital of peace as you have never seen it before: Abu Dhabi.”

On the other hand, Abu Dhabi Police called on drivers to adhere to safe driving during fog and to monitor the weather before going out on a drive, reduce speeds, leave a sufficient distance, and adhere to the speed limit put up put up on roads due to fog. Most roads in Abu Dhabi have 80 km / h limit, which are displayed on the electronic boards across Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi Police announced a ban on trucks, heavy vehicles, and buses on the internal and external roads of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during fog until the visibility cleared.

The Police explained that this measure contributes to enhancing traffic safety in order to preserve public safety in line with the strategic priority to make roads safer.

The police also stated that it would slap the violating buses and trucks moving on the roads during the fog time with a fine of Dhs500 and 4 traffic points according to the article No.104 of Decree No. 178 of 2017 regarding driving in times of fog in violation of the instructions of the concerned authority.