Cold snap sweeps throughout Asia, warning bells in Japan, Korea, China

Weather authorities issued chilly wave alerts for many of South Korea, with morning lows dropping to minus 16.4 Celsius in Seoul.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 26, 2023 14:15 IST

A police officer controls the entry of autos at a highway amid heavy snowfall on Jeju Island, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: As Delhi woke as much as a chilly morning on Republic Day, India will not be alone in experiencing colder temperatures as a number of nations in Asia are witnessing freezing situations as a chilly snap sweep throughout. Frigid situations have gripped Japan, Korea, and China with heavy snowfall recorded in many of the areas.

At least 124 individuals died in freezing temperatures in Afghanistan earlier this week, based on media reviews, whereas the temperature in Mohe, China’s northernmost metropolis, dropped to a report -53 levels Celsius on Sunday. The situations aren’t any totally different in different Asian nations.

An unusually chilly climate entrance and very low-pressure methods set snow falling and powerful winds blowing throughout Japan since Tuesday. reported that snow was notably heavy on the facet of the nation dealing with South Korea, with town of Maniwa hit with a report 93 centimeters in simply 24 hours.

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Strong winds linked to the storm could have prompted the sinking of a Hong Kong-registered cargo ship between western Japan and South Korea’s Jeju island early on Wednesday. Thirteen of the 22 crew members had been rescued by midday on Wednesday and the search was persevering with.

The autos drive within the snow in Suwon, South Korea, Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Toyota Motor Corp stated it was suspending the second shift in any respect 14 factories in Japan on Wednesday on account of disruption from the heavy snowfall across the nation. Domestic airways, together with ANA and Japan Airlines canceled 450 flights, whereas 490 freeway areas had been blocked and 57 railway companies, together with a high-speed rail service, had been suspended nationwide.

Meanwhile, in South Korea, climate authorities issued chilly wave alerts for many of the nation, with morning lows dropping to minus 16.4 Celsius in Seoul and to minus 25.5 levels Celcius within the northern county of Cheorwon, based on Yonhap information company.

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The climate system disrupted flights earlier this week, with over 500 flights to and from the South Korean vacationer island of Jeju being canceled due to harsh situations. Korean Air Lines confirmed it had canceled 88 of its every day flights out and in of the island, as per a report by Reuters.

Over 100 individuals have been killed in Afghanistan from extraordinarily chilly climate, which is being dubbed the worst the mountainous nation has confronted in over a decade. The coldest winter in 15 years, which has seen temperatures dip as little as -34 levels Celsius, has hit Afghanistan in the midst of a extreme financial disaster. Around 77,000 livestock have additionally died up to now 9 days, threatening to deepen the nation’s meals insecurity.

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Edited By:

Sibu Kumar Tripathi

Published On:

Jan 26, 2023