At least four people confirmed daed and six injured in a series of wildfires in South Korea, as firefighters battle to put out the fires amid dry, windy weather, the Korea Forest Service said on Sunday.
According to authorities, over 9,00 staff and helicopter were deployed to quell the fires engulfing areas mostly in the southeast of the country, damaging residential buildings and a temple.
More than 1,500 residents took shelter as the fires wiped out some 6,300 hectares (16,000 acres) of forests, Acting President Choi Sang-mok told a disaster response meeting.
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“I request that the Korea Forest Service pay special attention to securing the safety of personnel in charge of extinguishing wildfires in the air or on the ground,” Choi said as he vowed to use all available resources to stop the fires.
According to the Yonhap news agency, among the dead were three firefighters and one was a public servant.
