S.Korea Fire Death Toll Rises to 30 as Government Pledges Relief
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The death toll from the worst wildfires in South Korea’s history rose to at least 30, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said, as the government stepped up relief efforts and emergency services battled to extinguish the remaining blazes, and prevent embers re-sparking.
The fires, which began on March 21 in southern Gyeongsang province, scorched 50,000 hectares of land, destroyed 3,000 properties and forced almost 7,000 people from their homes to temporary shelters, Acting President Han Duck-soo said at a disaster response center meeting on Saturday.