Hell created by heavy snow “I got on the commuter bus and got trapped until 5 am”

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Due to the heavy snowfall that fell on the 6th, citizens of the metropolitan area who went to work by public transportation and private cars suffered great difficulties, such as being trapped on the road. On the 7th, the online community said, “The road from Seongnam to Gwangju. Still on the bus” was posted. The author said, “It is almost 7 hours on the bus. I can’t just get off because there’s nothing around. Does this make sense?” he wrote.

He said, “The more shocking thing is that there are many buses trapped even at this time, which is 5 am.”

In this article, “I haven’t been able to go home yet, but the rush hour is approaching.” I escaped in 10 hours, but I have to go back to work soon.” “That section is always blocked when it snows.”

In addition, the situation where vehicles lined up on a 10-lane round-trip road, citizens pushing the rear of the bus when the bus could not climb the ramp, and the scene where a tow truck (recka) slipped into snow and collided with a vehicle were shared online.

Netizens responded by saying, “It’s dizzy just to see”, “It’s usually 30 minutes away, but it takes 4 hours to arrive” “I hope there’s no big accident”, “I’m afraid of the road to work because of snow piled up” .

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On the morning of this morning, roads in downtown Seoul froze due to the snow accumulated during the night and the temperature that had dropped so much that a cold wave warning was issued. Social Network Service (SNS) includes “going to work an hour earlier than usual”, “I’m already nervous to start now”, “I’m on an icy road because none of the snow has melted on the road. You have to drive safely on your way to work.” I hope everyone will not be harmed.”

In order to reduce traffic congestion, the city of Seoul decided to increase the number of public transportation services during the rush hour on this day. The intensive dispatch time to work is extended by 30 minutes from the usual time from 7 am to 9:30 am. Accordingly, the number of times the subway runs 36 times more than usual. City buses will also increase the minimum interval between rush hours.

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun also sent an emergency directive the day before to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, urging each level of agency to adjust the rush hour and promptly remove snow so that there is no traffic disruption on the way to work.

Prime Minister Jeong said, “Be sure to perform snow removal work promptly to prevent traffic disruption on the way to work, and make sure that the accumulated snow does not freeze.” He said, “In order to avoid traffic congestion on the way to work to administrative agencies and public institutions at various levels in the area where the heavy snow warning was issued, actively implement rush hour adjustments and encourage private organizations and organizations to participate.”

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