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It was the last day of the Lunar New Year holidays and the coldest day of the year.

The whole country literally froze, with most areas dropping below 10 degrees below zero.

It was a day when the cold weather at the end of the holiday season made it even more difficult to go back to normal.



Today (24th), the first news, reporter Noh Dong-gyu, will deliver.



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last day of the holiday season when a sudden cold wave hit the country.



The tidal flats in the West Sea also froze over due to the bitter cold that went down to minus 10 degrees Celsius.



Passenger ships that could not depart filled the harbor.



Due to the storm warning in effect on the coast of Korea, passenger ship operations across the country, excluding Tongyeong, were disrupted.



Passenger planes that could not take off due to strong winds are also standing side by side in the airport apron.



Amid the last-minute return processions on highways across the country, the platform at Seoul Station was also crowded with returnees.



I get off the train holding an armful of gift packages carefully wrapped by my parents.



[Kwak Ki-hyeok/Seoul Han River Road: It's good.

Actually, meeting our parents is an important thing for us, so we haven't been able to see each other much because of the corona, but it was nice to see you this time.]



[Cho Ha-min and Jo Haram/Hawangsimni-dong, Seoul: We had three meals a day, listened to our grandparents, had a delicious meal together, and had a good time.]



Despite the cold weather, there were many people who wanted to enjoy the last day of the holiday season.



We visit the Gangwon-do Winter Festival, kick and kick, and create the last holiday atmosphere.



[Jeong Hyo-jin/Cheonggye-dong, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do: My father's hometown is Yangyang, and it's good to go around other Gangwon-do areas there, and there are many festivals in Gangwon-do...

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At a ski resort near the metropolitan area, each skier had a calm day ahead of their return to daily life, such as skiing on the snowy field wearing winter clothing and overcoming the cold to climb to the top of the mountain.



(Video coverage: Joo Yong-jin · Lee Rak-chun G1, video editing: Lee So-young, CG: Ryu Sang-soo, aerial photography: Kim Se-kyung, pilot: Min Byeong-ho · Kim Kang-young)