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Drought forces drastic water restrictions in S. Korean city

WORLD NEWS
05-09-2025 17:39 HKT
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A worker pours cold water in a plastic bottle on his colleague in order to cool off him at a construction site in Incheon, South Korea August 2, 2023. Yonhap/via REUTERS
A worker pours cold water in a plastic bottle on his colleague in order to cool off him at a construction site in Incheon, South Korea August 2, 2023. Yonhap/via REUTERS
Droughtwater restrictionsS. Korea

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