{"id":25754,"date":"2024-11-28T09:25:34","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=25754"},"modified":"2024-11-28T09:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:25:34","slug":"flights-grounded-as-south-korea-hit-by-record-snowfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2024\/11\/flights-grounded-as-south-korea-hit-by-record-snowfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Flights grounded as South Korea hit by record snowfall"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONITORING (SW) – South Korea’s capital, Seoul has recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago in 1907.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The South Korean capital was covered with at least 16 cm of snow on Wednesday – beating the city’s previous record of 12.4cm from November 1972, reported BBC.<\/p>\n

It caused significant disruption across the country, with local media reporting that flights had been grounded, roads closed, and that there were delays to transport services.<\/p>\n

At least one person is reported to have died in a weather-related traffic accident near Seoul.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Youn Ki-han, the head of Seoul’s Meteorology Forecast Division, said that the heavy snowfall was due to strong westerly winds and a “significant temperature difference between the sea surface and the cold air”.<\/p>\n

It is expected to continue through Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

The cold weather comes after the region experienced a period of mild autumn temperatures.<\/p>\n

“Just last week, I felt that the November autumn was a bit warm, but in just one week it feels like it’s turned into a winter wonderland, which was quite a contrast,” said businessman Bae Joo-han.<\/p>\n

“So I came out onto the streets today to enjoy the first snowfall of this winter.”<\/p>\n

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