South Korea’s record-breaking heatwave has caused over 2,200 heat-related illnesses, with temperatures reaching a national record of 42.5°C in Yangsan.
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South Korea’s record-breaking heatwave has caused over 2,200 heat-related illnesses, with temperatures reaching a national record of 42.5°C in Yangsan.
A man wipes off sweat at a jjokbang village which is a tiny single-room housing district, during the first-ever severe heatwave warning in Seoul, South Korea, Aug 4, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)
05 Aug 2026 01:38AM
(Updated: 05 Aug 2026 06:30AM)
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Temperatures hit record-breaking high in South Korea amid scorching heatwave
South Korea’s record-breaking heatwave has caused over 2,200 heat-related illnesses, with temperatures reaching a national record…
South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a…
The nation's weather agency says Yangsan, a southeastern inland city sitting in a basin, recorded a temperature of 42.5 degrees…
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Temperatures in Yangsan, a southeastern inland city, hit 42.5°C on Sunday, the highest in 122 years of weather observations.
South Korea recorded 186 heat-related illness cases, including two deaths, on Monday, the highest daily figure reported so far…
