SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Yonhap) -- Heavy snow blanketed South Korea's capital area for the second consecutive day Thursday, with more than 40 centimeters of snowfall seen in Gyeonggi Province, surrounding Seoul.

Up to 26 centimetres of snow fell over northern parts of the South Korean capital, as hundreds of flights were cancelled and homes in multiple areas left without power.

South Korea’s capital was blanketed Wednesday by the heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago, the weather agency said. The Korea Meteorological Administration said 16.5 centimetres (6.