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Photos show record-breaking South Korea snowfall

Seoul on Thursday saw its heaviest November snowfall in more than 100 years, as traffic snarled and flights ground to a halt.

Tourists from Macao take pictures in the snow at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul while wearing traditional Korean hanbok dresses on Wednesday. (Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
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A record-setting blanket of early snow covered South Korea this week, snarling traffic, grounding flights and creating a winter wonderland of forests that were still vibrant with fall foliage.

Seoul on Thursday saw its heaviest November daily snow since the Korea Meteorological Administration began keeping records in 1907, and the third-heaviest for any month, at 28.6 cm, or 11.26 inches, the weather agency said.