A blizzard has left South Korea grappling with very heavy snowfall for a second day on Thursday, with dozens of flights cancelled, ferry operations suspended and at least five reported dead in a cold snap,

Korea Meteorological Administration said that 6.5 inches of snow fell on Wednesday by 7 am. The last time Seoul saw its heaviest snowfall was in 1972 at 4.88 inches. But this year’s snowfall is the he

South Korea ’s capital, Seoul, has faced its heaviest November snowfall on record, bringing power cuts and flight disruption. The densely populated city was blanketed in the first snowfall of this year’s winter, with 16.5cm (6.5 inches) dumped by 7am on Wednesday, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said.