Monday, January 4, 2010 at 12:56 a.m.
A South Korean man holds his bag to cover against heavy snow in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Thousands of workers in the South Korean capital are battling the city's heaviest snowfall in nine years. The snow has caused massive flight cancellations and seriously snarled road traffic. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
SEOUL, South Korea — Seoul residents battled the heaviest snowfall in modern Korean history after a winter storm dumped more than 10 inches (26 centimeters) Monday, forcing airports to cancel flights and paralyzing traffic in South Korea's bustling capital.
The snowfall, which began about 1 a.m. (1600 GMT Sunday) and continue through Monday afternoon, was the worst since Korea began conducting meteorological surveys in 1937, the state weather agency said.
Gimpo International Airport in western Seoul canceled 224 flights before resuming service Monday afternoon, airport official Choi Choon-ja said.
More than 20 flights between Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul, and cities in China also were canceled, with China also coping with a snowstorm. More than 100 flights to other regions were delayed, Incheon airport official Kang Soo-kyung said.
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