Families cool down in a stream in a valley in Namhansanseong-myeon in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday, the Liberation Day national holiday. A heatwave alert was issued by weather authorities in most areas of the nation as the mercury hit a high of 33 degrees Celsius in many places following a brief cool spell after Typhoon Khanun passed the peninsula late week.
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![Families cool down in a stream in a valley in Namhansanseong-myeon in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday, the Liberation Day national holiday. A heatwave alert was issued by weather authorities in most areas of the nation as the mercury hit a high of 33 degrees Celsius in many places following a brief cool spell after Typhoon Khanun passed the peninsula late week. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11537291.webp?imageId=11537291&width=960&height=620&format=jpg)
