Seoul Temperatures Hit Record Low

Seoul set a record low temperature of -5.3 degrees Celsius yesterday. A woman with a thick coat and a muffler is braving the cold to cross the Yeoui Bridge in Daebang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul. The Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that the temperature will drop to minus 6 degrees Celsius in Seoul, minus 9 in Dongducheon and minus 7 in Suwon today, and that the cold will decrease in severity starting December 6.

cut@donga.com