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Chilling in Pyongyang: How North Koreans Beat the Summer Heat

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Every year, lots of people await June, as the start of summer means a lot of good things – vacations for students, beach parties, ice cream, and plenty of holidays. The summer heat also brings its problems, so everyone needs to double their efforts to have loads of fun while keeping cool!

People in Pyongyang seem to be quite equipped when it comes to surviving the dog days: pools and water parks are open and hosting a lot of North Koreans who try to escape the hot weather!

© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesIn a photo taken on June 16, 2019 swimmers rest beside a wave pool at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.
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Chilling in Pyongyang: North Koreans Struggle With Summer Heat
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesA child holds an ice cream as a woman takes a bite, next to a street-side food stall.
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A child holds an ice cream as a woman takes a bite, next to a street-side food stall.
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesA child runs at a sun-drenched street in the North Korean capital.
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A child runs at a sun-drenched street in the North Korean capital.
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesSwimmers disembark from a water slide at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.
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Swimmers disembark from a water slide at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesA general view of Pyongyang during a summer day.
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A general view of Pyongyang during a summer day.
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesA group of leisure dancers relaxes at the Moran hill park in Pyongyang.
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A group of leisure dancers relaxes at the Moran hill park in Pyongyang.
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesA group of swimmers waits for a ride at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.
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A group of swimmers waits for a ride at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesA fisherman stands on a bank of the Taedong River, watching a bloom of algae.
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A fisherman stands on a bank of the Taedong River, watching a bloom of algae.
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesIn a photo taken on June 16, 2019 swimmers sit around a table next to a pool at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.
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Chilling in Pyongyang: North Koreans Struggle With Summer Heat
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesIn a photo taken on June 16, 2019 a swimmer rides a water slide at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.
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Chilling in Pyongyang: North Koreans Struggle With Summer Heat
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesIn a photo taken on June 16, 2019 two women stand at a gate along a street in Pyongyang.
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Chilling in Pyongyang: North Koreans Struggle With Summer Heat
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesIn a photo taken on June 16, 2019 swimmers play in a wave pool at the Munsu water park in Pyongyang.
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Chilling in Pyongyang: North Koreans Struggle With Summer Heat
© AFP 2023 / Ed JonesIn a photo taken on June 15, 2019 children watch as a group of Korean visitors from Japan perform a gymnastic routine on banks of the Taedong river before the landmark Juche tower in Pyongyang.
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Chilling in Pyongyang: North Koreans Struggle With Summer Heat
© AFP 2023 / Ed Jones In a photo taken on June 16, 2019 a North Korean tour guide holding an umbrella looks out from a viewing platform of the Juche tower overlooking the city skyline of Pyongyang.
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