Seoul coated in snow during heaviest November storm in South Korea in more than five decades

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Seoul coated in snow during heaviest November storm in South Korea in more than five decades
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Up to 26 centimetres of snow fell over northern parts of the South Korean capital, as hundreds of flights were cancelled and homes in multiple areas left without power.

The South Korea n capital city has experienced its heaviest snowstorm in November since 1972, with up to 26 centimetres of snow falling in a day.

Another person died and four others were injured in a five-vehicle accident in Hongcheon, about 80 kilometres east of Seoul, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said. At least 230 homes in the city of Gwangju, in the country's south, experienced power outages during the storm, according to the Gyeonggi provincial government.

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