South Korea Braces for Severe Heat Warning Amid Ongoing Deadly Heatwave
South Korea continues to grapple with a deadly heatwave, with Seoul bracing for its first severe heatwave warning. Authorities are taking measures like dousing roads and checking on vulnerable people, following record-breaking temperatures of 42.5°C and emergency heat alerts.
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Seoul braces for first severe heat warning as heatwave sweeps South Korea
Trucks are dousing capital’s roads with water and nurses are checking on vulnerable people as heat heads westwards Seoul is bracing for its first ever “severe heatwave warning” on Tuesday, as South Korea reels from a deadly heatwave that has seen the country record its highest ever temperature. The south-eastern city of Yangsan reached an all-time national record of 42.5C on Sunday afternoon – the highest temperature measured in 122 years of weather observations – and now the heat is shifti...
By Mark Saunokonoko
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South Korea issued an emergency heat alert after Yangsan hit a record 42.5°C during an ongoing heatwave, prompting authorities to warn that even indoor spaces without airconditioning were dangerous.
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