Heat wave deaths rise in agricultural areas

Heat wave deaths rise in agricultural areas

A string of recent deaths in North Korea’s rural areas has been linked to extreme heat during weeding operations. According to a source in South Hwanghae province recently, a man in his 50s from Jaeryong county and a woman in her 60s from Goksan county, North Hwanghae, both collapsed and died on July 10 while weeding in temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius (95°F). “Farms adjust work hours… Source