Typhoon-force winds caused widespread damage across the country on Tuesday, and Seoul saw the first April snow in 19 years. Strong gusts with speeds of 20-30 m/s caused 120 flight cancellations, including all domestic flights.

In Japan, around 800 flights were cancelled, trains stopped running and people were injured due to the severe weather.

A container trailer lies overturned on a passenger car on Gwangan Bridge in Busan due to typhoon-force winds on Tuesday. /Courtesy of National Police Agency

According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, wind speeds reached 31.1 m/s in the mountains of Jeju Island, while strong winds also swept across Yeosu (31 m/s), Jindo (30.7 m/s), Wando (29.1 m/s) in South Jeolla Province and Tongyeong in South Gyeongsang Province (28.5 m/s). Seoul was also buffeted by gales of 19 m/s.

A tower crane falls on parked cars at an industrial park in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province on Tuesday.

A KMA spokesman said a strong low pressure front is passing through Korea and strong winds are expected to last until Wednesday.