Overview

• The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported seven heat-related deaths so far in 2025, bringing the cumulative toll since 2011 to 238.
• Over two-thirds of fatalities this year involved people aged 60 or older, including four victims aged 70 and above.
• Fatalities have been concentrated on farms (32 percent), in homes (15 percent) and near roads (14 percent).
• Health authorities have urged everyone to stay hydrated, seek shade, avoid outdoor activity from noon to 5 p.m. and recommended farm workers shift labor to early mornings or late evenings.
• Under its elevated crisis alert, Seoul has deployed specialized rescue teams, pumbulances and opened cooling shelters to protect vulnerable residents.