Heat kills 19 in South Korea this summer: government agency

South Korea’s record-breaking heatwave has caused over 2,200 heat-related illnesses, with temperatures reaching a national record of 42.5°C in Yangsan.

President Lee Jae Myung called on officials to take prompt action as extreme weather conditions became "normal." Authorities extended their first-ever heat wave warning ⁠for all of Seoul on Tuesday.

North Korea’s state media has recommended dog meat soup as protection against summer heat, reviving Pyongyang’s long-running effort to promote the controversial dish as record high temperatures grip both sides of the Korean peninsula. Rodong Sinmun, the ruling Workers’ Party newspaper, published health advice on Sunday