Water meters burst across Seoul overnight as a cold wave hit.

At the Seoul Northern Waterworks Office in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, a member of the water meter replacement team organizes frozen water meters./Courtesy of News1

According to the Seoul city government on the 24th, 57 cases of water meter bursts occurred in Seoul from 5 p.m. the previous day to 5 a.m. that day.

There were no hypothermia patients or reports of frozen water pipes.

The city is operating a cold wave comprehensive support situation room with 45 emergency duty teams totaling 158 people and 50 patrol officers.

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