Holiday exodus at its peak

Vacationers pack Haeundae Beach in Busan, with hundreds of beach umbrellas filling the shoreline, Sunday, amid the peak of the summer vacation season. Some 800,000 people visited the beach on Sunday alone. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) issued a heat advisory as the temperature stayed over 33 degrees Celsius for most of the nation. The sweltering heat is expected to continue through Aug. 10. / Yonhap