Seoul, Nov 27 (EFE).- The heaviest November snowfall ever recorded in Seoul caused transport problems in the South Korean capital on Wednesday.
By 7 am local time (22:00 GMT Tuesday) Seoul had already accumulated 16 centimeters of snow, by far the highest level recorded for November since records began in 1907.
The previous record for the month was 12.4 cm on Nov. 28, 1972, according to data from the Korea Meteorological istration (KMA).
The volume of accumulated snow is expected to increase due to the ongoing rainfall, and is expected to last well into Thursday morning in the capital.
The KMA has raised the snow alert to “caution” level in several districts in the northeast – the most mountainous – of Seoul.
The first snow of the season in South Korea also affected other regions of the country, such as the provinces of Gangwon, North Chungcheong and North Jeolla, and the most mountainous areas of North Gyeongsang.
In Seoul, local trains, high-speed trains and subway services have been affected with delays during rush hour.
The snowfall has also slowed traffic in the city and several accidents have been reported on highways in the region, according to Yonhap news agency.
A dozen flights had to be canceled early in the morning at Incheon airport, located west of Seoul and the main airport in the country, and about 40 experienced delays. EFE
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