South Korea raises heat alert to highest amid sweltering weather

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SEOUL: South Korea raised the hot weather warning to its highest, the first time in four years, as parts of the country roasted in temperatures over 38 degrees Celsius, the interior and safety ministry said on Wednesday (Aug 2). The scorching heat is estimated to have killed 23 people across the country, m

SEOUL: South Korea raised the hot weather warning to its highest, the first time in four years, as parts of the country roasted in temperatures over 38 degrees Celsius, the interior and safety ministry said on Wednesday .

South Korea raised the heat warning level in its four-tier system to the highest as of 6pm on Tuesday, the first time since 2019. The government said it expected high temperatures to persist with oppressive humidity for the coming days, with the apparent temperature likely to hover around 35 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country.

 

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