First-Ever Heatwave Warning Issued for Seoul

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• While Seoul has a population of 9.6 million people, the wider metropolitan area is home to more than 25 million residents, which is about half of the country’s population.
• Europe has also faced a sweltering summer, with Germany’s heat-related death toll for 2026 already surpassing every full-year total since 2016 — and expected to climb as another spell of extreme temperatures takes hold.
• SEOUL: AT least 16 people have died in South Korea, as a record heatwave hits the country.
• President Lee Jae Myung urged officials to increase support for those affected as extreme weather becomes more frequent.Image: Kim Hong-ji/REUTERS After authorities issued their first-ever heatwave warning ⁠for parts of.
• After authorities issued their first-ever heatwave warning for parts of Seoul and Gyeonggi on Monday, the Korea Meteorological Administration extended it to the entire capital city on Tuesday.