Fire engines are on standby to draw water from the Miryang River in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on Aug. 12, 2026, as the government has issued a national firefighting mobilization order to help the region obtain water for agricultural use and living as part of efforts to weather a prolonged drought as well as a heat wave. (Yonhap)

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