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"Bang," Instantly Swallowed It Up… Transported to Hospital With Full-Body Burns This afternoon , a fire broke out at an asphalt manufacturing plant in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, leaving a worker in his 60s with severe burns. SBS Aug 13, 2026 11:38 PM

Much-Anticipated Rain Expected Nationwide During Liberation Day Holiday Long-awaited news of rain has arrived. Driven by a low-pressure system left behind by a typhoon that made landfall in China, rain is forecast to fall nationwide during the upcoming Liberation Day holiday. SBS Aug 13, 2026 11:35 PM

Burning 360 Tons a Day... Workers Cannot Leave Even at 57 Degrees Celsius Even standing still brings an immediate flood of sweat amid the scorching heatwave, but there are workers who toil in front of an even hotter heat. SBS Aug 13, 2026 11:32 PM

"It Holds 470 Million Tons, But..." Reservoir Bottom Exposed The drought in the Honam region is just as severe. As reservoirs begin to dry up, farming households in the area are on high alert to secure agricultural water. SBS Aug 13, 2026 11:29 PM

Military Deployed as Prolonged Drought Shows No Signs of Relief The national firefighting mobilization order issued for South Gyeongsang Province, where the drought has been prolonging, has been extended. SBS Aug 13, 2026 11:25 PM

Buying 80 Don of Pure Gold as Husband's Gift? A Watchful Eye Leads to Arrest Kang, 56, a representative of a branch of the Korea Appraisal Gold Exchange in Sejong, stated on the 12th, "A woman with a unique outfit visited different branches over two days to purchase 30 don and 50 don of gold, respectively," adding, "I was certain it was voice phishing money laundering." On the 29th of last month, A, in her 50s, stopped by a gold exchange in Sejong and purchased 30 don of pure gold, claiming she was looking for a birthday gift for her husband. SBS Aug 13, 2026 9:58 PM

Man Who Assaulted Wife With Heated Tool Self-Harms During Meal in Detention Cell The Seoul Guro Police Station announced that at around 6:30 AM on the 10th, a man in his 60s who was being held in the detention cell of the Geumcheon Police Station inflicted self-harm using an object while eating breakfast. SBS Aug 13, 2026 9:58 PM

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Messy Move-In Cleaning Led to Extra Costs and Abusive Language When Confronted When quoting or citing this interview, please explicitly state the program name … SBS Aug 13, 2026 8:19 PM

Why Scam: Ordered a Refrigerator Urgently During the Heatwave... Open Market 'Deposit Scam' When citing or quoting this interview, please explicitly state the program name,… SBS Aug 13, 2026 7:50 PM