A blizzard hit South Korea (South Korea) in the next few days. Heavy snow even covered the capital city of Seoul, resulting in the cancellation of hundreds of flights.
Summary detikcomFriday (29/11/2024), local authorities reported snow storm that happened in the last 2 days that killed at least four people. In addition to canceled flights, ferry operations were canceled due to the bad weather.
Newsgroup description Birdsas reported ReutersOn Thursday (28/11/2024), he said that the snowfall that fell at the end of this year was the third heaviest in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, since official records were made in 1907.
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One person died and two others were injured at a local golf course, after a snow-filled barrier net collapsed on Wednesday evening (27/11). Another person died in a similar incident at a local car park.
A road accident on a highway east of Seoul killed two people.
At the same time, a series of accidents involving 53 vehicles took place on the highway leading to the center of Wonju city in Gangwon Province on Wednesday night (27/11). About 11 people were injured in the incident.
Hundreds of flights cancelled
Snow accumulations as thick as 40 cm were seen in several parts of Seoul on Thursday morning (28/11), forcing the cancellation of more than 140 flights. However, the local weather agency authorities lifted the heavy snow warning for the Seoul metropolitan area at 10:00 local time.
This snow storm had a bad effect on Incheon Airport, which is the main airport in South Korea. Passengers had an average delay of two hours, and according to Flightradar24, about 14 percent of flights were delayed and 15 percent of flights were canceled on Thursday (28/11) local time.
Local authorities reported that around 142 flights were cancelled, and the operation of 99 ferries on 76 routes was canceled throughout Thursday (28/11). local time.
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2024-11-28 23:30:00
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