Heat wave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul

In the affluent district of Gangnam, access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves and the have-nots.

A severe heatwave has changed the currency of cool in Seoul’s affluent district of Gangnam: access to air conditioning now defines the line between the haves and the have-nots.

Seoul was forecast to reach 38C on Tuesday and 37C for the three days after

South Korea issued its highest-level heat alert across all of Seoul on Tuesday, as President Lee Jae Myung urged the government to treat the prolonged heat wave as a national disaster and take immediate measures to protect lives. The Korea Meteorological Administration expanded the severe heat warning to Seoul’s northe