Heat wave warning issued for Seoul for second straight day

Daytime temperature in Seoul will reach up to 36 degrees today, and the capital city is under a heat wave warning for the second straight day.

Data shows the number of people suffering from heat-related illnesses has jumped more than 80 percent from a year earlier, with seven people dying this year alone.

Lee Seung-jae has this report.

After South Korea's weather agency issued the season's first heat wave warning for all parts of Seoul on Monday, the capital is under a heat wave warning for the second straight day on Tuesday.

Monday's heat wave warning was issued 18 days earlier than last year, when the country saw the worst heat wave on record.

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

Also,.. with the intense heat wave nationwide, the number of people suffering from heat-related illnesses has jumped more than 83 percent compared to last year.

According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Monday, 875 people were reported to have suffered from heat-related illnesses as of Sunday, up 83-point-2 percent from the same period last year.

Data also showed that of the 875 patients, seven people died from heatstroke, up from three deaths in 2024.

And for many Seoul residents, the summers seem to get hotter with each passing year.

"Today is really hot. I feel like it wasn't this hot in the past."

The daytime temperature on Tuesday will reach 36 degrees in Seoul and Daejeon, with most regions seeing higher mercury readings.

There will be occasional showers across the country, but rather than cooling things down, it will only increase the humidity.

Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.