The entrance to District Office A in Seoul is tightly closed on the morning of the 14th when a heat wave warning went into effect. Reporter Kim Tae-wook The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it would open the ‘sweltering heat shelter’ at the district office building 24 hours a day as a measure to counter heat waves, but it was found that less than half of the places were operating properly. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it would re-examine the operational status of district offices. Following the heat wave warning that went into effect throughout Seoul on the 11th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the southeast, west, and