The record heavy snow in the eastern part of Korea

The heavy snowfall that has been unprecedented in the past 100 years in the eastern coast of South Korea has paralyzed provinces and cities.

The National Traffic Coordination Center said that over the past two days, traffic on hundreds of local routes in Gangwon Province, Gangneung, Donghae and Samcheok has been interrupted, hundreds of cars are stuck on highways. .

According to the Gangwon Province Crisis Management Center, the amount of snow falling between February 11 and 12 has reached a record level since 1911. At Samcheok, the amount of snow is 110cm, at Donghae it is 100cm. The record heavy snowfall has caused hundreds of households to be trapped in the house and causing economic losses of 4.5 billion won (3.9 million USD).

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak instructed the army to deploy a support force to distribute traffic, distribute emergency food to people in areas blocked by traffic.

Traffic situation in this area will continue to be difficult because according to the forecast today (February 14), the snow continues to fall at 30cm.