Cold weather hits South Korea - UPI.com

Strong winds made the temperatures feel much colder, weather officials said. The wind chill in Seoul Saturday was minus 8 degrees while in the northeastern mountainous regions, the wind chill was 25 below zero.

The Korea Meteorological Administration, KMA, issued a cold wave watch for the central part of the country and a cold wave alert for the southern part of the nation.

The cold weather caused pipes to freeze and break in the Seoul metropolitan area, KMA said.