Drone warnings and sheltering in airports as South Korea battles historic heatwave
The president has called the extreme heat a "national disaster" and ordered agencies to mobilise all resources.
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"'Heatwave conditions once seen only in foreign news reports have now become our reality.'"
— Lee Jae Myung , Politician
"'This summer has become so hot that I feel like meat on the grill.'"
— Yu Min-jun , Academic
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The president has called the extreme heat a "national disaster" and ordered agencies to mobilise all resources.
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