# Heatwave inequality leaves Seoul’s low-income neighbourhoods hardest hit

https://mins.news/en/video/14288

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-05 14:53 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L76pa3UMoNM

> South Korea’s latest heatwave is exposing a sharp divide across Seoul. Some residents are able to run air conditioners with government subsidies, while homeless people have little option but to endure the heat. In cramped, low-income neighbourhoods, misting machines and water sprayed through alleys provide only limited relief as temperatures rise above 40°C. Downtown streets and cafés that were once busy are nearly empty, as workers and families head for streams and riverside pools seeking cooler air.

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