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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chilling in Pyongyang: North Koreans Struggle With Summer Heat