ROma, Mar 26th. (askanews) – At least 19 deaths, including the pilot of a helicopter and several injured in the devastating fires that hit South Korea. The government has raised the alarm to the highest level and declared a “large -scale national response” to try to report the situation under control.
The dry climate and the strong wind hindered the efforts to contain the flames in the sweat region, Thousands of people evacuated, including hundreds of prisoners from detention centers in affected counties. “They are wild fires never seen before, they spread in a few hoursthe rest of this week must be dedicated entirely to the efforts to turn them off, “said Han Duck-Soo, an interim president of South Korea.
The bonfires in the Gyeongsang region caused unprecedented damage. Impressive images from the top of the hills of Uiseong and Andong. Emergency also for the popular village of Hahoe, a UNESCO site in Andong, much loved by tourists. To be damaged also the temple Gounsa (“lone cloud”) in Uiseong, an ancient sanctuary of over a thousand thousand years the firefighters unfolded, but the strong winds often forced them to stop operations.
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