Lee orders all-out response as record heat rages, drought deepens

President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday ordered an all-out government response to record-breaking heat and a worsening drought, directing authorities nationwide to mobilize every available resource to protect lives and minimize harm. Lee convened a meeting to review heat wave and drought response efforts in the situation room of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at Government Complex Seoul, with Cabinet ministers and local government leaders from across the country attendi

By The Korea Herald