Efforts resume to limit spread of wildfires in North Gyeongsang, with light rain in forecast

Efforts resume to limit spread of wildfires in North Gyeongsang, with light rain in forecast

Authorities resumed efforts Thursday to limit the spread of wildfires that ravaged multiple locations across the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang this week, with light rainfall forecast over the region.

The Korea Water Resources Corporation announced on the 28th that since March 25th, it has been opening the Andong Dam sluice gates to support the collection of firefighting water for suppressing forest fires in northern Gyeongsangbuk-do, and is releasing about 5.2 million tons of water into the river each day. On March 28th, firefighting water for suppressing forest fires is being collected from the main stream of the Nakdong River near Pungcheo…

South Korean village mourns leader and family killed trying to flee wildfires - Regional Media News

By Joyce Lee, Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim YEONGYANG, South Korea (Reuters) – As the flames of a raging wildfire swept towards the town of Samui-ri in South Korea’s mountainous southeast this week, a village leader surnamed Kwon rushed home to try to help his family and neighbours. Instead, his body and those of his wife and another family member were found hours later on Tuesday, near the burnt-out hulk of their car on the road to the village, …

Firefighters push to contain Korea blaze

The village of Gogok-ri in Ima-myeon, Andong, North Gyeongsang, is completely destroyed by a wildfire that spreads from Uiseong in South Korea. Photo: Getty Images Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted firefighters making another push to contain blazes stretching 70km today.

Light rain aids firefighters in South Korea

Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted firefighters making another push on Friday to contain blazes stretching 70 km. At least 28 people have died and more than 45,000 hectares of largely forest land in the country's southeast have been charred or are burning, as strong winds have driven blazes from central Uiseong county to coastal regions over the past week. U…

Deadly South Korea wildfires double in size amid ‘unprecedented’ spread of threat

Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country’s worst natural fire disaster with at least 26 people killed and historic temples incinerated. More than 33,000 hectares has been charred or were still burning in the largest of the fires that began in the central Uiseong county, making it the biggest single forest fire in South Korea’s history. The previous record was 24,…