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Not only Korea, but also Russia and China are now covered in the cold Arctic air.
Some parts of China have fallen to minus 53 degrees Celsius, the coldest since meteorological observations have been made.
This news was delivered by Correspondent Kim Ji-sung from Beijing.
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Mohe City, the northernmost city of China adjacent to Russia.
The whole city is frozen solid.
The entrance to the house is reminiscent of an ice cave, and cars need to melt for a while before they can move.
The temperature in this area was minus 53 degrees Celsius, breaking the record for the lowest temperature ever recorded in 54 years since the Chinese meteorological observation.
[Moher City Resident: Your refrigerator is warmer than outside here.
It's twice as cold here as the refrigerator.]
In most parts of China, a cold wave warning has been issued as the temperature has dropped by more than 10 degrees over the past four days.
The temperature in Beijing right now is minus 15 degrees Celsius.
Let's pour water into the manhole cover.
In about 8 minutes, the water freezes.
In Yantai City, Shandong Province, which is relatively close to the Korean Peninsula, heavy snow and strong winds struck a cold wave, and seawater about the size of Gyeonggi Province froze in Liaodong Bay.
Even in Taiwan, where the average temperature in winter is between 12 and 16 degrees, low temperature warnings were issued one after another in areas that fell below 6 degrees.
Japan was also hit by a bitter cold wave.
Most of the archipelago recorded below freezing, with Sapporo City in Hokkaido recording minus 12.8 degrees Celsius.
Some cities, such as Kumamoto Prefecture, recorded the lowest temperature ever recorded in meteorological observations, and Okayama Prefecture received a heavy snowfall of 93 cm in 24 hours.
Shinkansen service was suspended, and two people were killed when they were hit by a slippery vehicle or hit by a fallen tree in strong winds.
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, Yu-yo, Moon Hyun-jin, video editing: Oh No-young, CG: Seo Dong-min)
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