Hot May

The maximum temperature during the daytime in the southern part of Korea on May 7 soared to 30 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature of Hapcheon in South Gyeongsang Province reached 31.2 degrees Celsius, the highest this year. During the same day, students of the Chunghyo branch of Dong Elementary School in Gwangju, take a class under the shadow of a big willow.

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