Record snowfall paralyzes S. Korea coast - UPI.com
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Three and a half feet of snow buried South Korea's east coast Saturday, destroying dozens of houses and stranding drivers, officials said.
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A highway connecting several cities in the area, including Sancheok and Yangyang, was closed for 18 hours, trapping 250 vehicles in freezing cold.
Meteorologists said two-day snowfall in the area reached 3.6 feet in Samcheok, 3.2 feet in Donghae, 1.8 feet in the mountain pass of Daegwallyeong and 1.4 feet in Sokcho. Gangneung got 2.5 feet on Friday alone, the heaviest single-day total in a century.
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The roofs of dozens of houses, livestock sheds, greenhouses and a bowling alley caved in.
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Just think about the poor bastards in North Korea, unable to heat their homes and having non of the technology of their brothers and sisters in the South.
It doesn't bear thinking about.
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