PHOTOS: Farmers rush harvest as monsoon looms

SEOUL, June 19 (AJP) - As summer's full intensity takes hold, farmers across the region are working feverishly to bring in their crops. They aim to complete the harvest before the anticipated arrival of the monsoon season.

From sun-baked fields, images emerge of these determined cultivators, their brows beaded with sweat, locked in a daily struggle against the elements.

A farmer sorts harvested apricots at a farm in Daegu, June 18, amidst soaring temperatures. Yonhap

A farmer harvests apricots at a farm in Daegu, June 18. Yonhap

Farmers harvest onions at a field in Goryeong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, June 19. Yonhap

Farmers harvest potatoes at a field in Goryeong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, June 19. Yonhap

Cho Bo-hee jobo@ajupress.com

PHOTOS: Farmers rush harvest as monsoon looms

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