11 heat deaths… 3 people a day for 3 days
The heat wave is likely to continue around 35 degrees for at least another 10 days.
Aliens cool off from the heat with ‘hand fans’
Foreigners who visited Namsan in Seoul on the 4th are cooling off from the heat with portable fans. On this day, the highest daytime temperature in Seoul recorded 38 degrees, and hot weather continued throughout the country with temperatures around 40 degrees. This afternoon, a “killer heat” of 40 degrees was observed in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. Reporter Lee Han-gyeol always@donga.com
On the 4th, ‘killer heat’ occurred in the metropolitan area with a maximum temperature of 40 degrees. The number of people suffering from heat-related illnesses also increased rapidly, with 154 people suffering from heat-related illnesses on the 3rd alone, three of whom died.
According to the Korea Meteorological Administration on the 4th, the automatic weather monitoring equipment (AWS) recorded 40.0 degrees (around 3:30 pm) in Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do this afternoon. It has been five years since the highest temperature exceeded 40 degrees in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province (40.2 degrees) on August 5, 2019. However, these two figures are not officially measured at stations 97 weather throughout the country, so they are not recognized as actual values by the Korea Meteorological Administration. There were only 6 instances where temperatures above 40 degrees were recorded as actual values at the weather station. On August 1, 2018, which was recorded as the hottest year in the history of the Korean peninsula, the temperature exceeded 40 degrees in five places, including 41.0 degrees in Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon- do.
On the 4th, hot weather continued with temperatures nearing 40 degrees across the country, with Seoul recording a maximum temperature of 38 degrees. A heat wave warning has also been issued for 182 of the 183 provinces across the country, except for the mountainous region of Jeju. The Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that the sweltering heat will continue around 35 degrees throughout the country for at least 10 days. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s Heat Disease Surveillance System on the 4th, a total of 11 people nationwide died from heat-related illness as of the 3rd. The number of heat-related illnesses reported in the emergency room last week was 590, a 75% increase from the previous week (337).
Died while working in the field, body temperature 42 degrees … Four spectators were transported from Jamsil Baseball Stadium when the temperature exceeded 50 degrees Celsius.
11 cumulative heat-related deaths, including people in their 50s in Changwon… 154 cases of heat-related illness occurred on the 3rd alone
“Daytime heat wave and nighttime tropical night” continues until the 14th… Gangneung records longest tropical night in 113 years
Headquarters disaster and safety headquarters: “Do not refrain from working outside during the day, such as working in the field.”
“My grandmother is lying in the field in the hot weather.”
According to Gwangju West Fire Station on the 4th, a similar report was received at 119 around 2:50 pm the previous day (3rd). Emergency services were immediately dispatched and found a woman in her 80s lying unconscious in a field near an apartment building in Seo-gu, Gwangju. She was taken to hospital, but died. At the time of discovery, the woman’s body temperature had risen to 42 degrees. A police officer said, “We believe he died of heat-related illness while working in the fields due to the heat wave. ” Gwangju, which has been under a heat wave warning since the 22nd of last month, recorded the highest observed temperature of 36.4 degrees that day.
● 11 cumulative deaths due to ’40 degree heat wave’
As a deadly heat wave continues across the country, with the automatic weather monitoring equipment (AWS) installed in Jeomdong-myeon, Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do registering 40 degrees on today, the number of people suffering from heat-related illnesses. also increases rapidly. In particular, there are many cases where people die in fields or rice paddies while going out to tend crops after the rainy season.
According to Gyeongnam Province on the 4th, at around 4:54 pm on the 3rd, a report was received via 119 that a woman in her 50s had collapsed in a field in Masan Happo-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do. The paramedics who arrived at the scene performed CPR on the unconscious woman and transported her to a major hospital, but she eventually died at approximately 11:59 pm on the same day. The hospital believes he died of heat stroke. An official from Gyeongnam Province said, “There were three deaths on the 2nd and 3rd of this month alone, putting an end to an internal emergency.” At 12:26pm on the 4th, a woman in her 90s was found has fallen in a garden in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, and the police are investigating the possibility of heat-related illness.
According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 154 people with heat-related illnesses occurred on the 3rd alone, which is the highest number since 164 people on August 3, 2018, which was considered the ‘ hottest year. Of the 1,546 people suffering from heat-related illnesses so far, 485 are over 65 years old, making up 31.4% of the total. Outdoor workplaces (458 people) were the most common place for heat-related illnesses, followed by rice fields (246 people). An official from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said, “Elderly people are at risk of heat-related illnesses because they cannot regulate their body temperature due to their age and their children often want to to go out to take care of crops during the day, without worrying about electric bills, and turn on the air conditioner “It’s good,” he said.
Jamsil Baseball Stadium is over 50 degrees
On the evening of the 4th, the thermometer installed in the first base dugout of the Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul exceeded 50 degrees. The match between Doosan and Kiwoom, which was to be held at the Jamsil Stadium on this day, was postponed due to the heat. Presented by Doosan Bears Professional football matches scheduled to be held on the 4th at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul and Munsu Stadium in Ulsan have also been cancelled. This step took into account the fact that four spectators were transported due to heat-related illnesses at the Jamsil Stadium match, which was held on the 3rd amid a heat wave warning.
● At least 10 days of ‘tropical nights after daytime heatwaves’
The Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that the hot weather will continue for at least the 14th with a maximum temperature seen around 35 degrees, with repeated heat waves during the day and tropical nights at night. This is because two hot air masses, the North Pacific High and the Tibetan High, create a ‘double heat court’ over the high Korean peninsula.
As for Gangneung, Gangwon-do, a tropical night with a minimum temperature of 25 degrees or higher has continued for 16 days since the 19th of last month, which is the same record as continuous tropical nights in 2013. Therefore, on the morning of the 5th, the record for the longest tropical night is expected to be broken in 113 years since tropical night observations began at that time in 1911.
Tropical nights have continued in Seoul and Gwangju for the 14th day since the 21st of last month, in Daegu for the 15th day since the 20th of last month, and in Jeju City for the 20th day since the 15th of last month . Experts believe that if this trend continues, Seoul’s record for the longest continuous tropical night in 2018 (26 days) could be broken.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Security has activated the first level of the head office against disaster and safety (CDSCHQ) since the 31st of last month and is maintaining the highest level of heat emergency warning, ‘bad’. An official from the headquarters of the Disaster and Safety Headquarters said, “We have asked for the cooperation of cities, counties and districts across the country to ensure that old farmers and fishermen do not stop doing outdoor work such as fieldwork during the hottest hours of the day, 2 to 5 pm.”
Reporter Park Seong-jin psjin@donga.com
Reporter Cho Yu-ra jyr0101@donga.com
Gwangju = Reporter Lee Hyeong-ju peneye09@donga.com
Changwon = Reporter Do Young-jin 0jin2@donga.com
2024-08-04 18:00:00
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