S. Korea hit by heavy snowfall leading to facilities damage, ship cancellations

Most parts of Korea witnessed snow and rain starting Tuesday morning and in quite a few places the precipitation will persist into the the late hours of this evening.

Dozens of ferries and flights have been canceled and property damage of greenhouses and livestock sheds has been reported.

Accordingly the Interior Ministry has raised its alert level from "attention" to "caution".

Also as of noon a heavy snow advisory was issued for some regions including eastern Seoul and some parts of eastern Gangwon-do Province.

About three centimeters of snow has fallen in Seoul while about seven centimeters of snow accumulated in Ulsan in the southern part of the country.

The advisory is issued when more than five centimeters of snow is expected to accumulate within 24 hours.