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Tourists Clinging to Breakwater Wall Rescued While Swimming According to the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Fire and Safety Headquarters today , a report was received at around 6:40 PM yesterday stating that people were unable to get out of the water in front of the breakwater at Taeheung 1-ri Port in Namwon-eup, Seogwipo. SBS Aug 1, 2026 5:52 PM

Chungnam Extends Helping Hand to Kumamoto in Return for Support During Taean Oil Spill According to Chungnam Province on August 1, the provincial government is promoting a donation drive in collaboration with the Chungnam Community Chest of Korea to help with the recovery of Kumamoto Prefecture following the earthquake damage. SBS Aug 1, 2026 5:51 PM

72 More Heat Illness Patients Added in a Day... Gyeongnam Overtakes Seoul Amid 'Extreme Heatwave' As record-breaking heatwaves continue, centered around the Yeongnam region, the number of heat-related illness patients in the Gyeongnam region has surpassed that of Seoul. SBS Aug 1, 2026 5:04 PM

Yangsan Smashes All-Time Temperature Record Again at 41.6°C Temperatures have exceeded 40°C for four consecutive days. After hitting 40.0°C at 12:14 PM today , Yangsan's temperature climbed to 41.0°C by 1:07 PM. SBS Aug 1, 2026 5:03 PM

Fire Breaks Out at Samhwasa Temple in Donghae; Firefighters Responding today . Fire authorities have deployed personnel and equipment and are currently working to extinguish the fire. SBS Aug 1, 2026 4:27 PM

"They Are Different from Common Thugs": Four Bows for Four Bosses More than 40 gangsters who formed an organization claiming to succeed the so-called "Dongdaemun faction" of notorious 1950s political gangster Lee Jeong-jae and repeatedly engaged in group street fights were recently arrested by the police. SBS Aug 1, 2026 4:19 PM

Man in His 40s Hit and Killed by Car After Stepping Into Road Drunk in Daechi-dong According to police, A is accused of running over and killing the man in his 40s who had stepped out into the road while intoxicated, while driving a car in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, at around 12:35 a.m. SBS Aug 1, 2026 4:18 PM

Fire Breaks Out on Mountain in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province... 2 Helicopters Deployed Forestry authorities have deployed two helicopters, 15 vehicles, and 60 personnel to battle the blaze for over an hour and 40 minutes. SBS Aug 1, 2026 4:01 PM

Woman Who Took Home and Raised Wild Crow Receives 700,000 Won Fine According to legal circles, Judge Lee Yong-hee of Criminal Division 6 at the Uijeongbu District Court sentenced the woman in her 40s, referred to as A, to a fine of 700,000 won with the sentence suspended, after she was indicted for violating the Act on the Protection and Management of Wildlife. SBS Aug 1, 2026 3:17 PM

Marriage Is Not Madness? Wedding Hall Reservation Open Runs [News Story] Marriage Is Not Madness? Young People Head Back to Wedding Venues Kim Seo-hee and Kwon Tae-hyun , who are preparing to get married, are wrapping up their wedding preparations together, choosing everything from home appliances to wedding invitations item by item. SBS Aug 1, 2026 3:17 PM