PHOTOS Cold snap and heavy snow

A symbol of Jeju Island and fortress guardian, a Dol Hareubang, is covered in snow, Dec. 18. Yonhap

A tow truck tows a vehicle amid heavy snow at Saebyeol Oreum parking lot on Jeju Island, Dec. 18. Yonhap

Police block a local road closed due to heavy snow on Jeju Island on Dec. 18. Yonhap

The photo shows icy roads on Jeju Island where snow fell overnight, Dec. 18. Yonhap

A partly destroyed greenhouse caused due to heavy snowfall that pounded Naju, Jeolla Province, Dec. 18. Yonhap

A driver in Gwangju, 270 kilometers south of Seoul, clears away snow from under his car on a city road, Dec. 18. Yonhap

Firefighters on duty clean snow-covered road in the city of Gwangju, 270 kilometers south of Seoul, Dec. 28. Yonhap