Scorched Nation: The Unmitigated Tragedy of South Korea's Heatwave South Korea is reeling from an unprecedented heatwave that has left a trail of devastation in its wake. Temperatures have soared to 42.
5 degrees Celsius (108. 5 degrees Fahrenheit) in Yangsan, a southeastern inland city situated in a basin, leaving residents facing an unmitigated tragedy.
President Lee Jae Myung has aptly described the situation as a national disaster, and it is hard to disagree given the scale of the devastation.