‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea issues emergency alert as temperatures hit record 42.5°C
Pedestrians walk through an urban cooling mist zone on a sidewalk in South Korea during a summer heatwave. (File Photo) South Korea recorded its highest temperature since modern weather observations began in 1904 as the south-eastern city of Yangsan reached 42.5°C on Sunday afternoon, prompting emergency alerts and warnings for people in affected areas to…