Hundreds of flights were canceled in Korea on Tuesday as an arctic cold wave gripped the nation, stranding thousands of travelers on Jeju.
Cars skidded and passersby slipped on icy roads as heavy snow pounded the peninsula on Tuesday. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety raised its four-tier heavy snow crisis alert by one notch from the lowest “interest” to “caution” at 10 a.m.
Korea is bracing for this year’s first cold morning as subzero temperatures grip the peninsula on Thursday.
Vehicles collided, ships and planes were grounded, and water gauges froze and burst as heavy snowfall and subzero temperatures struck Korea on Thursday.
Korea is expected to experience the chilliest cold wave yet this winter later in the week, with heavy snow anticipated in the greater Seoul area on Tuesday. The coldest day of the season is likely to arrive on Thursday.
Heavy snow hit Korea causing commuting chaos in Seoul on Thursday morning. Flight delays continued in parts of the country. After the heavy snowfall Thursday, another cold wave is forecast from Friday through the weekend.
After an exceptionally balmy November, Korea will face a sharp drop in temperatures on Wednesday with the first cold wave warning issued this season.
Icicles hang from a tree branch on the bank of the Han River in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Sunday, as a cold wave alert was issued across the nation.
Seoul experienced the first frost of the year on Sunday, a week earlier than last October and 17 days earlier than the average date, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA).
A wharf in Incheon is frozen over on Sunday as a cold wave advisory was issued across the nation. Wind-chill temperatures in Incheon plummeted to minus 15.4 degrees Celsius (4.28 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday.
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