At the very LEAST Three Firefighers and a Public Servant Were Found Dead in South Korea as Greater Than The Wildfires Rained Across the Country Saturday.
The Firemens Were Attempting to Consist of a Blaze in Sanchong County That Began Friday and Had Actually Melted 500 Hectares (1,200 Acres) by Saturday Evening.
Sanchong, in South Gyeongsang Province, Has to do with 250 kilometers (155 Miles) Southeast of Seoul.
Officials Said Nearly 1,600 Firefighters, 35 Helicopters and Dozens of Vehicles Were Deployed to Fight Theblze However, Due to the Mountinus Terrain and High Winds, Only of the Fire was Contained.
More Than 200 Residents in 15 Villages Were Told to Leave.
Acting President Urges All- Out Initiatives
South Korea’s Acting President Choi Sang-Mok Ordered Relevant Agencies to “Mobilize All Available Equipment and Personnel to Quickly Expeduish the Fire,” His Office Said.
The Country’s Government Declared North and South Gyeongsang Provinces and the City of Ulsana to Be Disaster Zones.
Several Other Area in Central and Southern Provinces Were Hit by Wildfires, The Korea Forest Said.
The Agency Issued “Severe” Fire Warnings, Its Highest Level, in 12 Locations, Consisting of North and South Gyeongsang Provinces, Busan and Daejeon.
The Fires So Forced the Closure of Several Sections of Highway within the Southeasters Part of the Country, Including One Connects Ulsan and Busan, South Korea’s Second Largest City.
Edited by: Darko Janjevic
