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PHOTOS Water freezes in Seoul as mercury plunges to near zero

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Thin ice is seen on the surface of water in a steel bowl at the Korea Meteorological Administration's Seoul office, Tuesday. This was the first ice of the season observed by the weather agency. The date was little different from that of the previous year. Seoul's morning low was 0.7 degrees Celsius. The mercury in surrounding areas dropped to 2-3 degrees Celsius. Yonhap

People in winter coats walk near Daebang Station in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap

Winter coats were the uniform of people near Daebang Station in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap

The weather agency said the mercury is forecast to bounce back to a “normal level” of around 10 degrees Celsius toward the end of the week. Yonhap

A slope at Phoenix PyeongChang is covered with ice as the ski resort operates snowmaking machines, Tuesday. Yonhap

A snow cannon fires artificial snow into the air at Phoenix PyeongChang, Tuesday morning. Temperatures in the region fell to near zero. Yonhap

Snow cannons were busy making artificial snow at Phoenix PyeongChang Tuesday morning. Temperatures there fell to near zero. Yonhap