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

South Korea ’s capital, Seoul, has faced its heaviest November snowfall on record, bringing power cuts and flight disruption. The densely populated city was blanketed in the first snowfall of this year’s winter, with 16.5cm (6.5 inches) dumped by 7am on Wednesday, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said.

Many parts of South Korea were blanketed with snow for the second day running, as its capital Seoul saw its heaviest snowfall in a day for the month of November in more than 100 years. At least five people died.