Delivery time2023-12-17 19:05
6 cold-related illnesses occurred… 48 cumulative injuries since the 1st of this month
Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do covered in snow
(Seocheon = Yonhap News) On the morning of the 17th, when the strongest cold wave of this winter hit, the entire area of Seocheon-gun, South Chungcheong Province, where a heavy snow warning is in effect, is covered with snow that fell from the previous day. 2023.12.17 [독자 이재용 씨 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지] coolee@yna.co.kr
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Eun-kyung = The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCHQ) announced on the 17th that there were 13 cases of frozen and damaged meters, including meters, due to heavy snow and cold waves nationwide, but that restoration has now been completed except for one case.
According to the report on the response to heavy snow and cold waves as of 6 p.m. on this day, there were 13 cases of facility damage, including frozen and broken meters, and no casualties.
Six people suffered cold-related illnesses, and the cumulative number of injuries since the 1st of this month is 48.
Due to heavy snow and cold waves, four local roads, including two in South Chungcheong Province, were closed, and 58 trails in six national parks, including 16 in Seoraksan Mountain, were closed.
54 passenger ships on 41 routes, including the route from Incheon to Baengnyeong Island, and 14 aircraft, including 6 flights to Jeju, were also canceled.
In particular, at Cheongju Airport, flight operations were delayed due to icy runways, resulting in the loss of 386 passengers.
The airport response team resumed aircraft operations at 10:43 a.m. on this day after snow removal work on the runway, and all staying passengers boarded the plane at 2:37 p.m.
A heavy snow warning is currently in effect for the Jeolla and West Coast regions, and snow is falling at 1 to 2 cm per hour in this area.
Snow is expected to continue until the morning of the 18th.
A cold wave special advisory is also in effect, focusing on inland areas such as the central region and Chungcheong and Gyeongbuk.
The temperature on the morning of the 18th (-13∼0℃) is also expected to be very low.
As of 10 a.m. the previous day, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security activated the first level of the emergency response headquarters and raised the heavy snow crisis warning level from ‘attention’ to ‘caution’.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters asked local governments and related organizations to conduct thorough surveillance to prevent casualties due to the cold wave and to strengthen visits and telephone safety checks for vulnerable groups.
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