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Record snowfall caused a serious traffic accident with 53 cars colliding on a road in Wonju city, Gangwon province, South Korea, leaving 11 people injured.
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The Wonju Police Department said the accident occurred at 5:50 p.m. local time and was believed to have been caused by icy roads after snowfall, causing multiple cars to lose control and collide. An investigation is still underway to determine the exact cause of the incident. Police blocked both directions of the highway, controlling vehicles to protect the scene of the accident and providing first aid to the victims, causing the road to be congested for several hours. Three seriously injured victims were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The blockade was lifted at 8:50 p.m.
The first snowfall of the season has been heavy since the night of November 26 and is expected to continue until November 28. Some areas have seen more than 20cm of snow, accompanied by rain. The government has issued a warning from 0:30 on November 27, effective across Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi and Gangwon. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) has advised people to limit unnecessary trips and use public transportation instead of private cars.
As of 3 p.m. on November 27, Seoul had experienced an average of 18 centimeters of snowfall, with some places receiving up to 20.4 centimeters, setting a new record for early season snowfall, marking the heaviest snowfall in November since modern weather observations began in 1907. The previous record was 12.4 centimeters of snow set on November 28, 1972, according to the KMA.
Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul, recorded 21 centimeters of snowfall, the heaviest snowfall ever recorded in November. Incheon City, west of Seoul, also recorded a record 14.8 centimeters of snowfall in November as of 3 p.m. on November 27, breaking the previous record of 8 centimeters set in 1972.
The Ministry of the Interior has upgraded the operations of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters to level 2 and raised the heavy snowfall warning from “caution” to “alarm.”
As of 6 p.m., 150 flights had been canceled at airports across South Korea due to the snow, including 71 at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul. The operations of 89 passenger ferries on 70 routes were also suspended.
