# South Korea’s president orders all-out response to heatwave

https://mins.news/en/item/14760

- Reuters, 2026-08-06 05:00 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/south-koreas-president-orders-all-out-response-heatwave-2026-08-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a74150216de0200012b6786

> South Korea’s president has ordered an all-out response as an intense heatwave continues. Seoul is expected to reach its peak on Thursday, with temperatures forecast to hit 39 degrees Celsius. The extreme weather has already been blamed for more than 20 deaths.

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