By Admin 
On Tuesday, more people were forced to leave their homes due to forest fire in the southeastern region of South Korea. The fast spreading fire destroyed a centuries -old temple. Firefighters are engaged in controlling this fire.
Fire officials said that the fire in Sanchyang County, located in the southeast on Friday, has spread to the nearby Uchong. After this, the fire is spreading to neighboring Endong, Cheongsong, Yeongyang and Yeongdeok in the central region of the northern Gyongsang province. The fierce flames destroyed the Gausa temple in thisong. The temple is an ancient temple built in 681 AD during the Sila Dynasty (57 BC-935 AD). The national treasury stored in the temple has been transferred to other places.
village hit by fire
Officials said that UNESCO-listed Haho folk village in Endong is at risk of getting caught by fire. Responsible officials are collecting all the necessary resources to protect against the destruction of the fire. South Korean acting President Han Duck-Suk-Suk-Suk-Suk-Su "All available administrative resources" Instructed to gather.
He ordered the concerned officials to deploy all equipment and personnel to extinguish the forest fire as soon as possible. The National Fire Fire Agency said that it raised the Emergency Response Level one notch to the highest, "Level 3" Is done. The fire caused by strong and dry winds burnt more than 14,000 acres of forest in the entire region. Thousands of people, including all the residents of Endong, were forced to vacate their homes. & Nbsp; More than 3,000 firefighters and many helicopters and vehicles were deployed to extinguish the fire.
According to the report of the Yonhap news agency, since Friday, the army has deployed around 5,000 soldiers and 146 helicopters in the southeastern region of South Korea to help in dealing with the fire erupted since last week. Six people, including members involved in four firefighters, have died in the fire in Sanchong, while 12 others were injured. State Railway and Highway operators said that by Tuesday afternoon, railway services and highway traffic were postponed in the southeastern region.