In South Korea, 16 people died due to extreme heat

As a result of extreme heat in South Korea, 16 people died. This was reported on July 31 by the Yonhap news agency, citing the Korean Agency for Disease Control and Prevention (KDCA).

"Since mid-May, when the authorities launched a system for monitoring diseases caused by the heat, a total of 2.9 thousand patients have applied to emergency departments. 16 of these patients died," the article says.

It is specified that sunstroke has been recorded in 60.7% of all patients since the beginning of this year. 16.4% went to the hospital with heat stroke, 13.4% with heat cramps, and 8.1% with heat syncope.

According to the State Meteorological Agency, as of July 30, Seoul had the highest number of tropical nights in July 2025. According to the publication, an increase in abnormal heat is expected.

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Earlier, on July 9, the Reuters news agency reported the deaths of about 2.3 thousand people in 12 European cities due to the heat wave. According to scientists from Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1.5 thousand deaths were a direct result of climate change, which increased the intensity of heat.

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