1 mountainous road closed, 4 village buses shortened… Introducing manpower and equipment and removing snow at night
Access to 41 national park trails in the province is restricted… A further 3 to 8 cm fell on the southern east coast.
Busy, busy… snow plow
(Gangneung = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoo Hyeong-jae = With a heavy snow warning issued for the mountains of Gangwon, including Daegwallyeong, on the 20th, snowplow trucks are busy clearing snow from the Daegwallyeong section of the old Yeongdong Expressway. 2024.1.20 yoo21@yna.co.kr
(Chuncheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Jaehyun Lee = On the 20th, the second day of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics (hereinafter referred to as Gangwon 2024), heavy snow of more than 43 cm fell in the mountains of Gangwon, resulting in one mountainous road in Gangneung being closed and four village bus routes shortened. It is running.
Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province is doing its best to remove snow by activating the ‘Emergency Stage 2’ of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters from 7:30 pm on this day.
According to the Gangwon Regional Meteorological Administration, the amount of snow accumulated from the previous day to 11 p.m. was 43.6cm in Wangsan-myeon, Gangneung, 36.3cm in Dogye, Samcheok, 26.7cm in Seongsan-myeon, Gangneung, 38cm in Sapdangryeong, 31.9cm in Misiryeong, 25.6cm in Jinburyeong, and 15cm in Daegwallyeong.
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In the coastal area, 11.6 cm of snow accumulated in North Gangneung and 6.7 cm in Gangneung.
A heavy snow warning is in effect for the mountains of Gangwon, and a heavy snow advisory is in effect for the flatlands of Goseong, Yangyang, Sokcho, Gangneung, and Taebaek.
Busy, busy… snow plow
(Gangneung = Yonhap News) Reporter Yoo Hyeong-jae = With a heavy snow warning issued for the mountains of Gangwon, including Daegwallyeong, on the 20th, snowplow trucks are busy clearing snow from the Daegwallyeong section of the old Yeongdong Expressway. 2024.1.20 yoo21@yna.co.kr
◇ Road closures and bus shortening… Snow removal at night using equipment and manpower
The 4.64km section of Anbandegi-gil, Wangsan-myeon, Gangneung, where heavy snow exceeding 40cm fell, has been completely closed for three days since the 18th.
In addition, a total of 4 Masil buses (village buses), 2 each in Wangsan-myeon and Seongsan-myeon, ran on shortened routes.
We are working on snow removal at night, using 693 pieces of equipment, 5,620 people, and 5,031 tons of snow removal agents.
The Korea Expressway Corporation is also removing accumulated snow by significantly increasing the number of snow removal equipment from 6 to 28 in the Gangneung-Daegwallyeong section, which is a vulnerable section for snow removal.
Governor Kim Jin-tae gave special instructions, saying, “Please do your best to ensure that there are no disruptions in the operation of the Olympics, which are attracting attention from the world,” and added, “We will respond thoroughly to ensure that there are no problems with snow removal and transportation during the Gangwon 2024 Games.”
Sokcho, where snow removal work is in full swing
(Sokcho = Yonhap News) On the 20th, when it snowed in Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do, Daepo-dong Village Snow Removal Team and public officials are carrying out snow removal work. 2024.1.20 [속초시 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지] hak@yna.co.kr
Previously, the province designated 195.1km of roads in the area where the games were held as ‘Olympic key management roads’ to prepare for heavy snow.
Access to 41 national park trails in the province, including 13 on Seoraksan Mountain, 7 on Odaesan Mountain, and 21 on Taebaeksan Mountain, is restricted.
◇ Due to bad weather, some games were changed and no-shows occurred… The mountain area is lowered by 3 to 8 cm.
Due to bad weather with snow and rain, some games and events at the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics were also changed.
Short track Choi Min-jeong’s one-point lesson, which was scheduled to be held at the external ice rink in front of the Gangneung Hockey Center from 2 PM on this day as one of the competition festival site events, was canceled.
jump nicely
(Pyeongchang = Yonhap News) Reporter Seongmin Kim = Daniel, a member of the Czech national ski jumping youth team, is jumping in the second round of the men’s normal hill ski jumping event held at the ski jumping center in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do on the afternoon of the 20th. 2024.1.20 ksm7976@yna.co.kr
There were no-shows in some games due to bad weather, including heavy snow and rain.
The competition organizing committee said, “As the schedule changes depending on weather conditions, please check the official website frequently.”
The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted that 3 to 8 cm of snow would fall in mountainous areas (more than 10 cm in many places) and 1 to 5 cm of snow would fall on the southern east coast by the 21st.
An official from the Korea Meteorological Administration said, “As the temperature drops, the rain turns to snow, and the number of places where snow accumulates is increasing.” He added, “The roads are very slippery due to the accumulated snow and thin ice on the roads, so you should slow down when driving.”
Podium with heavy snow falling
(Pyeongchang = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seong-min = Athletes who won medals in the men’s normal hill ski jumping event held at the ski jumping center in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do on the afternoon of the 20th are happy on the podium. From the left, Austria’s youth national team, Kazakhstan’s Ilya, and Poland’s Lucas. 2024.1.20 ksm7976@yna.co.kr
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