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South Korea’s wildfires burned more than 16,000 hectares, equivalent to 23,000 football fields |
China News Service, March 7. According to Korean media reports, the Central Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters of South Korea estimated on the 7th that as of 6:00 a.m. that day, the large-scale forest fires in the east coast area had burned down 16,755 hectares of forest, an area larger than the city of Seoul. 1/4 of 23,466 football fields.
According to reports, although no casualties have been reported, 343 homes have been burned. As of 9 p.m. on the 6th, a total of 7,355 people from 4,659 households took emergency shelter.
According to the report, as of 5:00 a.m. on the 7th, the forest and fire departments have invested a total of 17,000 people, 95 helicopters, and 781 fire-fighting vehicles to put out the fire.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced on the 6th that Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province and Samcheok City in Gangwon Province, where large-scale forest fires have occurred recently, will be designated as the hardest-hit areas.
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