Seoul, South Korea | AFP – South Korea’s capital was blanketed Wednesday by the heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago, the weather agency said Wednesday.

The Korea Meteorological Administration said 16.5 centimetres (6.5 inches) of snow fell by 7:00 am (2200 GMT Tuesday), compared to Seoul’s previous record of 12.4 cm on November 28, 1972.

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