Dozens of flights cancelled and delayed due to snow in Korea

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/11/27

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - 12 flights were cancelled this morning due to bad weather conditions, as heavy snowfall in the Korean capital, Seoul, disrupted domestic air traffic, according to the South Korean Yonhap News Agency.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Snow expected to continue, more flights cancelled</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The agency indicated that heavy snowfall may continue until Thursday morning, which makes it likely that more flights will be cancelled in the country.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Heavy snowfall hit the capital Seoul overnight, prompting authorities to issue citywide warnings of heavy snow.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The capital Seoul recorded more than 16 centimeters of snow, setting a record for November since meteorological records began in October 1907, according to Yonhap.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="en" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> IN PICTURES: Scenes in South Korea as Seoul experiences its heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago, snarling traffic, knocking out power and grounding flights <a href="https://t.co/OjsO6q6pbT">https://t.co/OjsO6q6pbT</a><br /> (Photo: AFP, Reuters, AP) <a href="https://t.co/SrMoshdmxp">pic.twitter.com/SrMoshdmxp</a></p> — CNA (@ChannelNewsAsia) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChannelNewsAsia/status/1861716149601452033?ref_src=t... 27, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Seoul Meteorological Observatory: Highest snowfall at 16.5 cm</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> According to data from the Seoul Jongno Meteorological Observatory, the highest snowfall as of 7 a.m. was 16.5 centimeters, an unprecedented level for this time of year.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%86-... issues yellow alert for snowstorms, cold wave</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88-..... What is the secret of the cloud that landed on the ground in Indonesia?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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