Police officer takes shelter from the sun under an umbrella at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on Wednesday. (EPA-EFE photo)SEOUL: The temperature in South Korea's capital on Wednesday rose to the highest since 1907, when data-keeping began, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. The weather agency said the temperture in Soul was 39.4°C, the highest since 1907. The mercury reached 40.6°C in Hongcheon in the northeastern province of Gangwon, the highest-ever temperature recorded in the country, the weather agency said. The temperature last reached the 40 degree threshold in the country when it rose to 40°C in the southeastern city of Daegu in August 1942, according to the agency.

Source: Bangkok Post August 01, 2018 11:37 UTC