Seoul residents awoke to a gleaming world of white this week, as record snowfall caused both disruption and delight across the South Korean capital.

Seoul has recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago in 1907. The South Korean capital was covered with at least 16 cm of snow on Wednesday - beating the city's previous record of 12.

South Korea's capital was blanketed on Wednesday by the heaviest snowfall in Seoul during November on record, with bad weather snarling traffic, knocking out power and grounding hundreds of flights as authorities braced for more snow in coming days.

Seoul’s main airport, Incheon, was the worst affected, with passengers facing delays of about two hours on average, while 31 per cent of flights were delayed and 16 pe cent cancelled on Thursday, plane tracking website Flightradar24 showed.

At least 11 people were injured in a massive pileup involving 53 cars during heavy snow on a stretch of highway in South Korea's eastern city of Wonju. Meanwhile, the heaviest snowfall in decades fell on the capital,

Seoul experiences its third-heaviest snowfall since records began in 1907 :: Seoul, South Korea"It’s been snowing so much today. It’s freezing and chilly, but having a cup of hot fish cake soup out here really helps warm me up.

South Korea's capital, Seoul, has been blanketed by a record November snowfall, causing travel chaos and leaving at least five people dead.

Seoul was hit by the heaviest November snowstorm in 52 years on Wednesday, November 27. The intense snowfall disrupted traffic, including hundreds of flights. More than 200 homes in Gwangju near Seoul experienced power outages.