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A sustained heat wave gripping 17 locations nationwide, including Sandakan, is disrupting farming operations across Malaysia. Vegetable and flower producers report declining yields despite tripling irrigation frequency.
South Korea endured scorching temperatures exceeding 40°C across multiple cities on Friday, with Seoul recording 40.2°C for the first time since 2018. The prolonged heat wave has set records for consecutive hot days.
South Korea's weather authority has escalated heat wave alerts across the greater Seoul region, with 43 per cent now under the highest warning level. Record temperatures exceeding 42°C have triggered a public health emergency.
South Korea has recorded 21 deaths from heat-related illnesses in 2024, surpassing last year's toll of 20 despite fewer overall cases. Nearly 2,500 people have sought emergency treatment since May.
Eight days following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, over 8,000 evacuees remain sheltered as extreme temperatures and persistent water outages compound the humanitarian crisis.
A woman in her 70s has died from heat stroke while taking shelter in a car in Kumamoto, Japan, becoming the latest casualty of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The death underscores mounting dangers facing thousands of evacuees.
South Korea has declared a Level 2 emergency as temperatures in the southeastern city of Yangsan soared to a record 42.5°C, the highest since modern meteorological records began in 1904.
South Korea is experiencing record-breaking temperatures amid a severe heat wave, with Yangsan reaching 40.3°C and Busan recording its highest temperature in 122 years of record-keeping.
France faces its worst wildfire season since World War II, with nearly 90 firefighters injured and over 220,000 people evacuated from the Gironde department alone. The government warns fires could persist for months.