The Korea Meteorological Administration said on the 3rd it will issue an extreme heat major warning for southeastern and southwestern Seoul effective at 11 a.m. on the 4th.

A thermographic image of downtown Yeouido taken from the 63 Building observatory in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on the 3rd, as the heat wave continues. Higher temperatures appear red and lower temperatures appear blue. /Courtesy of Yonhap News

This is the first time an extreme heat major warning has been issued in Seoul since the system took effect on June 1 this year.

In Seoul, an extreme heat warning was issued for the northwestern area on the 2nd, which had been under a heat advisory, putting the entire city under an extreme heat warning.

Accordingly, the Seoul city government raised its heat wave crisis alert from "caution" to "warning" and is responding with a heat wave situation room staffed by 550 people in 104 teams.

However, according to the official statistics released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on the 3rd, 18 heat-related illness cases were reported in Seoul that day.

From May 15 this year, the cumulative number of heat-related illness cases in Seoul is 185, including two deaths.

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