Record snow in South Korea, 12,000 military called in

• Must be more global warming from evil Americans who must pay billions.

2/14/11, "South Korea hit by record snow, army conducts rescues," Reuters

"The biggest snowfall in a century has buried cities in eastern South Korea and prompted rescue operations involving some

• 12,000 soldiers, as the coldest winter in years grips the peninsula.

Hundreds of motorists were stranded and dozens of buildings collapsed after more than a metre of snow fell over some parts of the region over the weekend. The weather bureau has forecast

• more heavy snow for the region on Monday.

The country's capital, Seoul, and main industrial hubs were not affected by the storm.

The heavy snow comes just a few weeks after temperatures hit record lows, causing the Han River in central Seoul to

• ice over for the first time in years.

North Korea also recorded its coldest January in 26 years."

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photo above from The Star

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