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The season s strongest cold wave peaked on Friday morning, bringing down morning lows to below minus 20 Celsius in some Gangwon Province areas, causing traffic and daily life disru.
Severe weather conditions accompanied by heavy snowfall and strong winds caused major disruptions in flight operations at Jeju International Airport, with its runway suspended from the early morning on Friday. According to the airport, the runway reopened after 7 hours and 40 minutes, after the completion of snow removal operations on the runway. Back-to-back delays beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Friday had stalled more t.
The season's strongest cold wave peaked Friday morning, bringing morning lows to below minus-20 degrees C in some Gangwon Province areas, causing traffic and daily life disruptions nationwide.
An arctic cold snap swept across the country Thursday, sending apparent temperatures in Seoul to minus 22 degrees Celsius on the coldest morning of the season, amid forecasts the c.