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

Seoul has recorded its heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago in 1907. The South Korean capital was covered with at least 16 cm of snow on Wednesday - beating the city's previous record of 12.

Korea was pummeled by snow on Wednesday, with Seoul setting a 117-year record for the most snowfall in November. Another 25 cm of heavy snow was expected to fall between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.