South Korea came under the grip of the season's coldest weather on Wednesday, with the morning lows dipping to minus 15C in some inland areas.
The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said the freezing temperatures were accompanied by strong wind, with the wind velocity reaching up to 16 metres per second in some coastal areas.
In Seoul, morning lows plummeted to minus 11C and an apparent temperature of nearly minus 20C as of 7am, the KMA said.
The weather agency forecast that some northern parts of Gyeonggi Province surrounding Seoul will see the temperature drop to up to morning lows of minus 15C.
The KMA said temperatures will remain cold until early next week.
