Heavy Snow Causes Flight Cancellations, Road Accidents In South Korea
Date
12/18/2022 10:11:32 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Major snowfall caused a series of road accidents and flight
cancellations in southern South Korea on Sunday, trend reports citing yonhap .
As of 6 p.m. Sunday, 109 flights connecting Jeju, Gimpo,
Gwangju, Gimhae and Daegu had been canceled, including 100 at Jeju
International Airport, on the southern resort island of Jeju,
according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures
Headquarters.
A total of 141 flights were delayed at Jeju, with the airport
bustling all day long with travelers whose flights had been
canceled and were looking to reschedule their flights.
The airport has been placed under wind shear and strong wind
warnings after getting blanketed by heavy snowfall earlier on the
weekend. Operation was back to normal at the airport from 1
p.m.
Passenger ships departing from the Port of Jeju were disrupted
while all sections of the 1100 Road were closed off due to heavy
snow and ice as of 6:30 p.m.
Entrance to Mount Halla, South Korea's highest mountain and key
destination for visitors to Jeju, was blocked as more than 30
centimeters of snow piled up on parts of the mountain.
As of 6 p.m., local authorities received 34 reports of damage
from snow, with 14 people sent to hospital due to snow-related
injuries.
Other parts of the country also dealt with road accidents and
flight cancellations on Sunday.
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