It's snowing a lot in Chungnam and Honam.
Strong winds are also overlapping, leading to a fierce pursuit.
Let's look into the situation in Jeonbuk. Reporter Yoon Jia!
[Reporter]
Yes, it is located in Bokheung-myeon, Sunchang-gun, Jeollabuk-do.
[Anchor]
Please tell me about the situation on the ground.
[Reporter]
Yes, it's snowing and then stopping.
It's just a light snowflake now, but the cold is still there.
The current temperature here is -8C,
I stood for about 15 minutes while preparing for the broadcast, and my hand holding the microphone was frozen even though I wore gloves.
Even though I wore two layers of
socks, my toes tingled as if they were going to break.
It is expected to snow a lot in the Jeolla region by tomorrow.
The accumulated snowfall from
morning to 11:00 am today is
Deogyusan Mountain in Muju, ∀, was 20.9cm, Sunchang Bokheung-myeon was 19.6cm, and Imsil Sindeok-myeon was 11.5cm.
The snow forecast is still there.
The Korea Meteorological Administration expects up to 15cm of snow in the Jeonbuk region and 20cm more near the west coast and southern inland areas of Jeollabuk-do by tomorrow.
Jeollanam-do is expected to accumulate up to 10cm more snow.
More than 15cm of snow is expected in Gwangju and northern Jeollanam-do.
Currently, heavy snow warnings are in place in many parts of Jeollanam-do, including Jeollabuk-do, Naju, and Damyang,
Buan, North Jeolla Province, Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province, and Yeonggwang were upgraded from heavy snow warnings to warnings this morning.
Except for Buan, 13 cities and counties in Jeollabuk-do maintain the heavy snow warning.Cold wave warnings have been issued for
Wanju, Imsil, Sunchang, Iksan, and Namwon.
There were also accidents because the roads were frozen in the snow overnight.
From midnight on the 6th when the heavy snow began to 7 a.m. this morning, there were 20 large and small traffic accidents related to snow in Jeonbuk.
In Gimje, two drivers were injured when a truck driving in the snow collided with a car and fell on a slope next to the road.
In Buan, a driver in his 60s was taken to a hospital when a car that slipped on the snow hit a landscape seat.
In Gunsan, signs fell on the road due to the snow and strong winds, but no one was hurt.
In Jeonju, a drunk driver's car, which was driving in the snow while drunk, went up to the sidewalk and caught fire.
As safety accidents caused by snow continue, please drive carefully in the snow and pay attention to facility management.
I'm YTN Yoon Jia in Sunchang, Jeollabuk-do.
Reporter: Yeo Seung-gu
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