SEOUL, 28 November (BelTA - Yonhap) - Heavy snow blanketed South Korea's
capital area for the second consecutive day Thursday, with more than 40
centimeters of snowfall seen in Gyeonggi Province, surrounding Seoul.
A heavy snow advisory was in effect in most parts of Gyeonggi, while the advisory in Seoul was lifted in the morning as the accumulated snowfall reached 47.5 centimeters in Yongin, about 40 kilometers south of Seoul, 40.2 cm in Seoul's Gwanak Ward and 27.1 cm in Seoul's Seongbuk Ward.
On Wednesday, Seoul saw the heaviest November snowfall since modern weather observations began in 1907, with 16.5 cm of snowfall. The record coincided with the first snow of the season in the city.
Thursday's snowfall in Seoul was measured at 28.6 cm as of 8 a.m., which is rare not only for November but winter overall. The biggest snowfall on record based on standard measurements taken at the Seoul weather station in Jongno Ward was 31 cm on March 24, 1922.
Traffic was brought to a slowdown in Seoul and the surrounding capital region as authorities blocked entry to some roads, including in the eastern Gwangjin Ward, where a tree had fallen, apparently under the weight of snow.
A heavy snow advisory was in effect in most parts of Gyeonggi, while the advisory in Seoul was lifted in the morning as the accumulated snowfall reached 47.5 centimeters in Yongin, about 40 kilometers south of Seoul, 40.2 cm in Seoul's Gwanak Ward and 27.1 cm in Seoul's Seongbuk Ward.
On Wednesday, Seoul saw the heaviest November snowfall since modern weather observations began in 1907, with 16.5 cm of snowfall. The record coincided with the first snow of the season in the city.
Thursday's snowfall in Seoul was measured at 28.6 cm as of 8 a.m., which is rare not only for November but winter overall. The biggest snowfall on record based on standard measurements taken at the Seoul weather station in Jongno Ward was 31 cm on March 24, 1922.
Traffic was brought to a slowdown in Seoul and the surrounding capital region as authorities blocked entry to some roads, including in the eastern Gwangjin Ward, where a tree had fallen, apparently under the weight of snow.
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