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Scorched Fields Hit by Pest Infestations..."When on Earth Will It Rain?" The situation is similar in the Gyeongsangbuk-do region. Moisture left behind by Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to bring rain to the Yeongnam region starting today , and we will have to see how much of a help it will be. SBS Aug 13, 2026 6:13 AM

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Morning Wide: Today's Major News 1. Nationwide Firefighters Mobilize for 'Worst Drought' with Emergency Water Support Through Today Some 400 firefighters and 200 fire engines have gathered in South Gyeongsang Province, where a national firefighting mobilization order was issued due to a severe drought. SBS Aug 13, 2026 6:09 AM

Trump Repeatedly Claims Complete Control Over Strait of Hormuz... WSJ Reports 'Reality Is Different' President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated on the 12th that the United States has complete control over the Strait of Hormuz and asserted that he will maintain this control. SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:53 AM

"US Reporters on 'Decoy Plane' Shocked"... White House Demanded Safety Measures President Donald Trump after the NATO summit. The White House Correspondents' Association has demanded safety measures from the White House after it was belatedly revealed that U.S. SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:06 AM

"How Will We Farm This Year?"... Farmers' Anxieties Mount Amid Spreading Drought On the 12th, at Baksan Reservoir in Seokgok-myeon, Gokseong-gun, patches of dried, yellowish mud and aquatic plants were exposed where water should have been, with only a small puddle left at the edge hinting that it was a reservoir. SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:05 AM

"Living Here for 36 Years, I Have Never Seen a Drought Like This"... Dried-Up Dams and Reservoirs in Cheongdo and Gyeongju "I have lived in this neighborhood for 36 years, and I have never seen it this dry." As a prolonged drought rapidly dries up dams, reservoirs, and valleys in the southern regions of Gyeongsangbuk-do, including Cheongdo and Gyeongju, difficulties in securing agricultural and daily water supplies are growing. SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:05 AM

"1-Ton Trucks Have Limits": Carrot Farmers in Jeju Stressed Over Drought Farmers in the Gujwa-eup area of Jeju City and Seongsan-eup area of Seogwipo City, who are in the middle of the carrot sowing season, are suffering from anxiety due to drought. SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:04 AM

200 Fire Engines Deployed to Drought-Hit Gyeongnam... Sprayed 2,545 Tons of Water in 7 Hours As a severe drought continues in South Gyeongsang Province, 200 fire water tank trucks gathered from across the country began full-scale water supply support, providing more than 2,500 tons of water in just seven hours. SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:04 AM

Mother Who Left Son Unregistered and Abandoned at Acquaintance's Home Gets 8 Months in Prison in Appeal On August 12, the 5-1 Criminal Division of the Daejeon District Court (Presiding Judge Shin Hye-young) dismissed the prosecution's appeal in the second trial of Defendant A , who was indicted on charges of violating the Child Welfare Act (child abandonment and neglect), upholding the lower court's sentence of eight months in prison. SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:03 AM

Mystery Surrounding Mother-Daughter Deaths in Suwon Apartment Fire; Police Struggle to Determine Cause With no criminal suspicions found so far, no eyewitnesses, and no clues pointing to the cause of death or the fire from the on-site forensic inspection and autopsy, it is expected to take some time to clarify the circumstances of the incident. SBS Aug 13, 2026 5:03 AM