On the morning of the 9th, when heavy snow was forecast, citizens are walking up a snow-covered hill near Euljiro 1-ga Station in Jung-gu, Seoul./Yonhap News
As of 9 a.m. today (9th), a heavy snow warning was in effect for most areas of the metropolitan area, including Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon. The heavy snow warning will later be expanded to Gangwon-do, and at night, it is highly likely to be expanded nationwide, including South Chungcheong Province, North Chungcheong Province, North Jeolla Province, Jeju Mountain, Daejeon, and Sejong. On the 9th and 10th, snow bombs of up to 20 cm may fall in most areas of the country, or heavy snowfall of 1 to 3 cm per hour may occur in some places.
On the way to work on the 9th, there was slightly less snow than originally forecast, so there was no traffic disruption as feared. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the overall speed in the city is running at an average of 17.2 km per hour. It is slightly slower than the previous day’s average of 22.6 km/h. However, citizens experienced inconvenience as many roads became icy in sub-zero weather.
Most citizens left their homes early to prepare for the heavy snow predicted for this day. Kim Hyun-woo (29), who took the KTX bound for Gangneung departing from Cheongnyangni Station at 6:22 on this day, said, “I received a disaster text message saying there was a lot of snow yesterday, so I left 30 minutes early because I was afraid the roads would be more blocked than usual.”
Lee Jeong-cheol (39), an office worker living in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, said, “I normally take my car to work in Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do for about 40 minutes, but I heard it was going to snow a lot today, so I came to take the company shuttle bus.” “I took the subway from my house to Sadang Station,” he said. Mr. Lee (28), an office worker living in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, also said, “It’s fortunate that it didn’t snow as much as I expected on my way to work, but I plan to take the subway instead of the bus on my way home from work this afternoon.” He added, “The subway has regular train intervals, so it will be easy to keep on time. “He said. Mr. Kim (23), who was waiting for a metropolitan bus at Gangnam Station to go to school in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, said, “I came out a little early on purpose because it was snowing heavily today.”
Citizens are going to work in the snow near Euljiro 1-ga Station, Jung-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 9th./Yonhap News
Starting in the afternoon, snow will pile up and freeze, causing icy roads and thin ice to appear in some places, so you need to pay special attention to traffic safety and pedestrian safety on your way home from work.
As heavy snow of up to 10 cm or more is expected to fall in Seoul on the 9th and 10th, the city of Seoul decided to extend the intensive delivery time of subway lines 1 to 8, Sillim Line, and city buses by 30 minutes during rush hour. Accordingly, the intensive dispatch time for commuting to work will be increased to 7:00 to 9:30 a.m., and the concentrated dispatch time for leaving work will be increased to 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Subway Line 9 and Ui Sinseol Line plan to operate emergency standby trains and deploy them quickly in case of an emergency.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the city will raise the snow removal emergency level 1, which was issued at 11 p.m. the previous day, to level 2 from 8 a.m. on this day. Together with autonomous districts and related organizations, we plan to deploy 8,488 personnel and 1,168 snow removal equipment to respond with all our might to prevent inconvenience to citizens due to snowfall. Kim Seong-bo, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Disaster and Safety Management Office, said, “In preparation for snowfall, we will do our best to remove snow by mobilizing available manpower and equipment. We ask citizens to use public transportation rather than private cars when commuting to work, and to wear wide-soled sneakers or hiking shoes to avoid slipping while walking. “He said.
2024-01-09 00:51:03
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