Heat Wave Warnings Persist Past Cheoseo… Citizens Enjoy Late-Summer Vacations in the City

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Making the phrase "Cheoseo magic" meaningless, heat wave advisories and warnings were issued across most of the country today (the 23rd). Many citizens sought out urban forests and swimming pools to enjoy their final summer escapes.

Reporter Kim Gyu-ri has the details.

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Children splash around in a floor fountain while others take a stroll through the forest with their dogs.

Citizens’ footsteps continue among gardens in full bloom with purple flowers, pausing to take pictures or rest in the shade.

[KD Hwang / Jin Chae-yeon: A friend came to visit and we were wondering where would be good to go, and she wanted to visit Seoul Forest... It is very hot, but we are still getting around just fine.]

As Seoul recorded a daytime high of 33°C (91°F) today, which marked Cheoseo (the end of heat) on the seasonal calendar, heat wave warnings were issued for most regions nationwide.

A family who visited the forest with their mother-in-law visiting from abroad also spent a relaxing time in the shade by the forest lake.

[Choi Jae-won / Katelyn Brooks / Choi Si-hyeon / Choi Do-hyeon: It was too hot, so we came looking for shade. We worry about what to do with the kids every weekend, and this time we came because it's the Seoul Forest garden festival period.]

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The Hangang swimming pool was also packed with people who came out to enjoy water play to escape the lingering heat.

They tossed beach balls back and forth and played in the water with their children, making another memory this summer.

[Yoo Ji-won / Gil Young-jae / Gil Ye-ju / Gil Jung-yeop: We came to play in the water for the last time this summer on the kids' day off. (It's very hot. The weather wasn't good until yesterday, but today it's completely clear...)]

[Amichel / Gwangjin-gu, Seoul: It was so hot I almost passed out. Coming here, I had so much fun playing and suddenly it got cool. I feel great!]

Before the heat completely subsides, citizens enjoyed leisure in the urban forests and blew away the heat in the cool water, making the most of the remaining summer.

(Video Journalist: Jang Woon-seok, Video Editor: Kim Yoon-sung, Design: Hwang Se-yeon)
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