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As heavy snowfall continued for the second day in the southwestern regions of Honam, Chungcheong, and Jeju, more than 60cm of snow accumulated in some regions, such as Imsil in North Jeolla Province.

In Jeju, due to heavy snow and strong winds, most flights were cut off, and the city turned into a snowy field, causing great inconvenience to citizens on their way to work.



Jang Sun-yi is a reporter.



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road was covered with accumulated snow and disappeared.



You try to push the vehicle stuck in the snow, but it won't budge.



[Kim Kyung-tae/Jeongeup-si, Jeonbuk: It's snowing so much right now that the situation here doesn't make sense.

So now I can't go forward or go back, and the situation is so serious.]



Due to the heavy snow and biting cold, citizens armed themselves with thick clothes and went to work.



In the Honam region, a lot of snow of 10 to 63 cm has fallen since yesterday.



Today (23rd), as of 2:00 pm, in Jeonbuk, 54.7 cm of snow accumulated in Imsil Gangjin and 63.4 cm in Sunchang Bokheung.



Even now, strong snow of 1 to 3 cm per hour is falling.



Due to lack of equipment and manpower, many roads have not been cleared of snow, and late arrivals have occurred on the way to work.



Aging rural villages are isolated because there is no one to clear the snow, and there are concerns about damage to facility farms.



[Park Heung-soo/Jeongeup-si, Jeonbuk: Yesterday, a car came and went because it was pushed by a tractor.

This morning the tractor can't even come out at all and I can't push it.


I'm not cleaning up the snow.]



Heavy snowfall in the Honam area is expected to continue until tomorrow, Christmas Eve, and it is expected that more than 30cm of snow will fall in many places in Gwangju and Jeonnam, and more than 20cm in Jeonbuk.



More than 1,000 kindergartens and schools in Gwangju and Jeonnam have adjusted their opening times.



In Gwangju and Jeollabuk-do, 989 schools postponed school start times by 1-2 hours, and about 40 schools switched to remote classes or closed schools.



The sky road and the water road were also blocked.



288 flights were canceled yesterday, mainly in Jeju and Honam where heavy snow fell.



At Jeju Airport today, heavy snow and strong winds have caused major disruptions to operations on the second day, with most flights canceled.