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Rain and cooler weather help South Korean fire crews battle devastating wildfires

Rain and cooler temperatures are helping South Korean fire crews as they battle the country’s worst-ever wildfires as the governor of the hardest-hit region called for overhauling response strategies to respond to the climate crisis that he says worsened the disaster.

CNA · 1h

South Korea hopes to use break in weather to contain deadly wildfires

The blazes that began in Uiseong have become the biggest single forest fire in South Korea's history, destroying an area equivalent to about two-thirds of the island of Singapore.

The Straits Times · 1d

‘Like the apocalypse’: South Korea wildfires tear through mountains

At least 24 people have been killed so far, some of whom died during evacuation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Chosun Ilbo on MSN2h

South Korea’s wildfire crisis fueled by flammable conifers and road shortages

South Korea’s worst-ever wildfires, raging in the southeastern region, have been driven by dry weather and strong winds, and worsened by structural vulnerabilities in the country’s forests. Experts ...

2 firefighters die in South Korea as dry winds fuel dozens of wildfires

At least two firefighters have died and hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in South Korea as emergency ...

AFP on MSN1d

'Like the apocalypse': S. Korea wildfires tear through mountains

Truck driver Lee Seung-joo was driving through South Korea's Andong mountains when the wildfires hit, engulfing the area in flames and turning it into "a literal hell"."It was like the apocalypse," ...

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