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Re: [STORMREPORTS] Record Heavy Snow Batters South Korea

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (ferrell{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Sun Mar 28 2004 - 14:41:29 EST


A high resolution satellite image of this snowfall is now available.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=11991

At 03:54 PM 3/6/2004, Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) wrote:
>FULL NEWS STORY #1:
>http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/3/6/latest/16295Heavysnow&sec=latest
>
>QUOTES:
>
>"SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Rescue workers on Saturday dropped bread and
>milk from helicopters to thousands of motorists stranded overnight on South
>Korea's main highway because of a blizzard. Nearly 2,200 vehicles and 3,900
>people remained trapped on the highway, Chung said. The highway
>corporation, which also mobilized 1,841 civilian personnel and 983
>snowplows and other vehicles, said it hopes to free the travelers within
>the day.

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