Seoul hit by season's first heat wave advisory

It's rainy season, but with heavy monsoon rain taking a break, sweltering heat is on the rise.

Seoul has experienced its first tropical night of the season, while the first heat wave advisory was also issued.

Lee Seung-jae has more.

Seoul saw the season's first heat wave advisory being issued on Monday, just a day after it experienced its first tropical night of the summer.

A heat advisory is issued when the day's highest perceived temperature is expected to stay at 33 degrees Celsius or above for two or more days.

However, the capital's heat wave advisory came 11 days later than last year.

Still, the sweltering heat is expected to remain not just in Seoul, but nationwide.

"As the hot and humid North Pacific high-pressure area covers our country, a large amount of hot and humid water vapor is flowing in along its edge."

The Korea Meteorological Administration also issued heat wave warnings for around 20 regions nationwide, including Daegu, Gwangju, central Busan, and eastern Jeju Island.

A heat wave warning is issued when the highest perceived temperature is expected to reach 35 degrees or higher for two or more straight days, or when major damage is expected from the heat.

Southern regions like Uljin, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Haenam, Jeollanam-do Province, and Jeju Island, experienced the hottest June since the KMA began compiling records.

The intense heat also led to the death of a woman in her 60s, who had been working in a field in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do Province.

She was found unresponsive on Sunday afternoon, with police saying they believe she died of heatstroke.

The KMA advises vulnerable groups, including the elderly and children, to take extra care to stay hydrated and limit outdoor activities.

Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.