Seoul, Nov. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Seoul has recorded the heaviest snowfall in more than 100 years, with the South Korean capital blanketed under 16 centimetres on Wednesday afternoon, the weather service reported.
The fall, which was the heaviest since records began more than a century ago, paralysed air traffic. The Yonhap news agency reported that at least 150 flights across the country had been cancelled.
More than 200 households in Seoul were without electrical power for a time.
Local media reported that at least two people had died in traffic accidents attributed to the weather conditions. And a man died in the northern province of Gyeonggi when his garage collapsed under the weight of the snow.
President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the Safety and Transport Ministry to mobilize all available staff to clear the snow with the aim of reducing risk and tailbacks.
The weather service predicted that snow and rainfall would continue up to Thursday afternoon.
GNA