SEOUL: South Korea’s weather agency issued a “severe heatwave warning” for Seoul on Monday, the first such advisory since introducing the designation this year to alert the public about extreme temperatures. New national heat records were set on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the mercury soaring up to 42.5°C, leading to nearly 300 people being hospitalized, according to health authorities. The sweltering heatwave continued on Monday, albeit without breaking the weekend’s all-time record.

The Korea Meteorological Administration issued a severe heat wave alert for the southern parts of the country as of 1 pm local time. | World News

At least 13 people have died as temperatures hit 42.5C in South Korea’s southeast on Sunday