Seoul braces for heavy snow expected through Saturday
Authorities in Seoul remained on high alert Friday as the greater capital region braces for heavy snowfall expected later in the night and Saturday.
Authorities in Seoul remained on high alert Friday as the greater capital region braces for heavy snowfall expected later in the night and Saturday.
Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall struck Finland's capital Helsinki, disrupting commuter traffic, tram operations, and flight schedules.
KPDCL Managing Director Mussarat Islam said five 33 kV feeders out of 120 are presently under fault, while 76 out of 1118 HT 11 kV feeders were down, in view of heavy snowfall in parts of Electric Divisions Handwara, Baramulla & Kupwara
Heavy snowfall has led to the cancellation of some 760 flights at the Munich airport in Germany, a spokesperson said.
The iconic heights of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand were covered in white on Tuesday after the district received the season's first snowfall.
The UT of Ladakh has also witnessed heavy snowfall resulting in suspension of vehicular traffic on the Srinagar--Leh highway.
Rains and snowfall have brought down temperatures across the state with the average maximum temperatures being below normal.
"Shocked and upset at tragic deaths of tourists on road to Murree. Unprecedented snowfall and rush of people proceeding without checking weather conditions caught district administration unprepared," Imran Khan said in a tweet on Saturday.
This may lead to disruptions of essential services viz. water and electricity, communications and related services.
The weather office had forecast inclement weather in J&K and Ladakh till 9 January.
