The number of victims of forest fires in the southeast of South Korea increased to 15 people.
According to Yonhap, more than 15 thousand hectares of forest were destroyed by fire. The historical temple completely burned down in the county of Yyson, but valuable exhibits were timely evacuated to a safe place.
Thousands of Emergency Services are involved in the liquidation of fires.
fires in South Korea
Forest fires in the south-east of the country began on March 21. In connection with the scope of the disaster, the Government of the Republic of Korea announced an emergency regime in three regions: the city of Ulsan and the provinces of Kyonsan-Poom and Könsan-Semo.
15 people were injured from the elements, more than 3.3 thousand inhabitants are evacuated. In the affected areas, railway and automobile communication was violated.
According to the authorities, fires were recorded immediately at 16 different points of the country, which led to burnout of about 15 thousand hectares of forest.
In a separate statement of the Ministry of Justice, it is reported that prisoners from prison in the Sanchon region were evacuated to correctional institutions not affected by fire.