Forest fires, which began on March 21 in the southeast of South Korea and recognized as “the most destructive in the history of the country”, are fully taken under control. This is reported by Yonhap.
It is reported that fires led to numerous victims and caused serious damage.
According to the Korean Forest Service, the elimination of the foci of the fire, night rains, improvement of visibility and a decrease in temperature contributed to.
by 17:00 local time, fires, which covered an area of about 48 thousand hectares, were completely taken under control.
About 5,580 people, 86 fire helicopters and 569 units of fire equipment were involved in the fight against fire in the province of North Kyonsan and other injured areas.
The Government of South Korea previously announced the national disaster regime in connection with forest fires in the city of Ulsan, as well as in the provinces of the North and South Kensan.
Fires raged at 16 different points, destroying thousands of hectares of forest and forcing thousands of inhabitants to evacuate.
The acting president of the country Khan Doca Sunazal called these fires “the most difficult in the history of the country.”
According to the latest data, about 38 thousand people were forced to leave their homes, 28 people died, and another 37 were injured.