Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather....

Heatwave is moving into a part of the country where about half of its 51 million people live

Temperatures in Yangsan, a southeastern inland city, hit 42.5°C on Sunday, the highest in 122 years of weather observations.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday directed authorities to step up support for people affected by a record-breaking heatwave after the death toll from heat-related…