{"id":5707,"date":"2024-11-28T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T06:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/28\/delight-and-disruption-as-record-november-snowfall-hits-seoul\/"},"modified":"2024-11-28T06:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T06:00:57","slug":"delight-and-disruption-as-record-november-snowfall-hits-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/28\/delight-and-disruption-as-record-november-snowfall-hits-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"Delight and disruption as record November snowfall hits Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seoul residents awoke to a gleaming world of white this week, as record snowfall caused both disruption and delight across the South Korean capital. <\/p>\n

The city recorded 16.1 centimeters (6.3 inches) of snow on Wednesday \u2013 the heaviest daily snowfall in November since records began in 1907, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). <\/p>\n

The previous record, set in 1966, saw 9.5 cm (3.7 inches) of snow. <\/p>\n

Further heavy snow fell throughout the day and overnight; by Thursday morning parts of Yongin city, south of the capital, had recorded 47.5 centimeters (18.7 inches) of snow, according to KMA. <\/p>\n

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Participants carry boxes of freshly made kimchi during a kimchi-making festival at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, held amid snowfall.<\/span> <\/div>\n

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Commercial buildings during the first snow of the season, in Seoul.<\/span> <\/div>\n

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Photos of the capital show trees sagging under the weight of the snow, and Seoul\u2019s iconic palaces blanketed in white. Residents bundled up in thick coats, with some throwing snowballs, building snowmen and reveling in the fluffy snow. <\/p>\n

They weren\u2019t the only ones enjoying the wintry wonderland. <\/p>\n

The country\u2019s first ever twin panda cubs \u2013 born to nationwide enthusiasm last July \u2013 were seen frolicking at the Everland theme park and zoo Wednesday, sliding down a snowy field. It was the cubs\u2019 first time experience in snow after keepers kept them indoors last winter to protect them from the elements, Reuters reported. <\/p>\n

But the snow also brought widespread disruption, with travel halted in many places and transportation services suspended. <\/p>\n

As of Thursday afternoon, more than 130 homes in Seoul had reported losing power, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Hundreds also lost power in cities near the capital including Gwangju, the Associated Press reported. <\/p>\n

More than 150 flights nationwide were canceled or delayed between Tuesday and Thursday, while over 100 ferry services were restricted, the Interior Ministry said. At least 18 roads around Seoul faced restrictions due to the snow, with authorities adding extra subway trains to accommodate the extra demand on public transit. <\/p>\n

In Wonju, southeast of Seoul, there was a multi-car pileup on a highway, with videos showing emergency workers surveying damaged cars and directing slow-moving vehicles in other lanes. <\/p>\n

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Pedestrians cross an intersection in the business district as snow falls in Seoul.<\/span> <\/div>\n

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People walk along Gwanghwamun Square amid heavy snowfall in central Seoul.<\/span> <\/div>\n

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President Yoon Suk Yeol was briefed on the snowstorm on Wednesday, and ordered \u201cthorough management to avoid damage to the people,\u201d according to his office. Yoon also asked authorities to ensure there was enough capacity on public transport to cope with rush hour on Thursday. <\/p>\n

As of Thursday, heavy snowfall alerts remained in place for southern parts of Gyeonggi province, according to KMA, though the alert for Seoul has been lifted and snow has begun to lighten in the capital. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Seoul residents awoke to a gleaming world of white this week, as record snowfall caused both disruption and delight across the South Korean capital. The city recorded 16.1 centimeters (6.3 inches) of snow on Wednesday \u2013 the heaviest daily snowfall in November since records began in 1907, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":5708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}