Authorities have struggled to contain the blazes which have killed 27 people and damaged scores of buildings.

Author: Tamsin Paternoster
Published on: 27/03/2025 | 00:00:00

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Blazes have burned through 88,980 acres of land in the country’s southeast. On Thursday, helicopters dumped water over the wildfires that have been raging across South Korea’s southeastern regions since last Friday. A pilot whose helicopter crashed in Uiseong whilst trying to control the flames is among the dead. Authorities suspect human error caused several of the wildfires. Fires started while clearing overgrown grass from family tombs or sparks during welding work.

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