On the morning of the 7th, cars commuting to work at Hyoseong intersection in Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, are running slowly with snow falling overnight. News 1
– As the road was paralyzed by snow falling after work hours on the 6th, the’city isolation’ situation in the metropolitan area continued until the morning of the 7th. In the Internet community and social media, there was a series of articles saying, “I haven’t been able to go home yet.”
“My husband is still”, a mom cafe in the metropolitan area
– On this day at 8:01 am, a message was posted on the mam cafe in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, saying, “My husband has not yet come home (13 hours have passed). The author wrote, “My husband, who left at 7 o’clock yesterday from Gangnam, called that he was likely to arrive after 10 o’clock,” and “disaster beyond what is sad”. Comments were posted on this article, saying, “My groom hasn’t come yet,” and “My husband also went home at 7 o’clock yesterday in Seocho and is still leaving work.” All comments were posted after 8 am, so I guessed the war at work due to heavy snowfall.
![Post posted on the Mom Cafe in Gwangju, Gyeonggi at 8 am on the 7th. [홈페이지 캡처]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202101/07/f8370ddf-42e4-49de-950a-7f4801538481.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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Post posted on the Mom Cafe in Gwangju, Gyeonggi at 8 am on the 7th. [홈페이지 캡처]
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In the Mom Cafe in Bundang and Pangyo, after midnight, “The groom has been trapped on the road to Anyang Pangyo for more than 4 hours.” This is because snow removal was not carried out in time in some areas of the metropolitan area, such as Anyang Pangyo-ro, which runs from Anyang, Gyeonggi to Pangyo, and the Galma Tunnel, which connects Seongnam and Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do.
The road that “has passed the deadly” disappeared
– Lim, 30, living in Pangyo-dong, Seongnam, said, “I left work around 7:30 pm the previous day, but I only came home after midnight.” He added, “There are several moments when I want to pass the pit of death because I can’t see the lanes because I can’t remove the snow.”
![A post posted at the Mom Cafe in Pangyo, Bundang, Gyeonggi, around 0:30 am on the 7th. [홈페이지 캡처]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202101/07/ca14b6f5-330d-4e5e-94f9-8c9b92f1a726.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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A post posted at the Mom Cafe in Pangyo, Bundang, Gyeonggi, around 0:30 am on the 7th. [홈페이지 캡처]
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On this day at 4:26 am, a comment such as “That’s me” was posted in real time on the post titled “Is there anybody who hasn’t gone home yet?” posted on another online community. I even got to know the photos I took on the bus after work at 6 am. One commenter informed the situation that “I am trapped on the highway on my way home and sleeping at a rest area.”
“It’s time to go to work, when are you going home?”
– As the road to work continued until the rush hour, there were stories of worrying about this. In the Gwangju community in Gyeonggi Province, “the road is a parking lot,” and “there will be a car for work soon. When will I go home?” It is 4:19 am on this day. “I haven’t entered the house yet. “Let’s do our best” replies straight away.
![A photo of the way home from work posted by a Twitter user around 2:30 am and 5:00 am on the 7th. [트위터 캡처]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202101/07/d025f4fd-be64-44ac-a49d-1d47f9444125.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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A photo of the way home from work posted by a Twitter user around 2:30 am and 5:00 am on the 7th. [트위터 캡처]
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In order to reduce traffic congestion, the city of Seoul extended the intensive dispatch time to work by 30 minutes. The number of subway operations increased 36 times more than usual. All city bus routes also decided to increase the minimum dispatch interval.
Reporter Jeong Jin-ho [email protected]
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