South Korean firefighters on Tuesday appeared closer to containing the largest wildfires in the country’s southeastern regions, after the blaz…
By Kim Tong-hyung And Hyung-jin Kim The Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever have ravaged the country’s southern regions, killing 24 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing 27,000 residents to evacuate, officials said Wednesday.
The death toll included a pilot who died after a helicopter crashed during efforts to contain a blaze in the southeastern town of Uiseong, one of the hardest-hit areas. The aircraft had no other crew members. Police said that most of the dead are those in their 60s and 70s.
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