On Wednesday, firefighters also struggled hard to extinguish the forest fire in the southeastern region of South Korea. At least 24 people have died in this fire, but efforts to prevent the spread of fire due to strong winds and dry weather are hindering.

Dozens of fire fighting helicopters, around 5,000 employees and around 560 equipment have been installed to extinguish the fire, but last Friday, wildfire in the Sanchyong County of South Gyongsang province has spread to the north-east of the entire region. In five days, the fire has spread to a nearby Uchong and is growing up to neighboring Endong, Cheongsong, Yongyang and Yeongdeok.

According to data from the ‘Central Disaster and Safety Countmager Headquarters’ (Central Disaster and Security Provinces Headquarters), 24 people died due to forest fire till 4 pm, of which 20 were in U thisong and four from Mankhong.

Police and firefighters had earlier calculated the death of 21 people in the northern part of the northern Gyongsang province, including two in Endong, three in Cheongsagg, six in Yongyang and six in Yeongdeok.

Due to strong winds, there is a risk of spreading wildfire to eastern coastal areas, causing anxiety that flames can reach the coastal county Ulajin, where there is a major nuclear power plant.

The forest officer appealed to take precautions towards unexpected factors, such as sudden change in wind direction. Useong wildfire was initially spread to the east, on Tuesday and Wednesday, southern and south-western winds were seen.

In Yongyang, four of the five victims died on the road at around 11 pm on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, the acting President Han Dak-Suk called to make every effort to help prevent fatal wildfire from spreading, described it as “the most horrific forest fire ever”.

Han said that so far, wildfire has destroyed 17,000 hectares of forests and 209 houses and factories.

Fire flames destroyed the Goun temple in U thisong

Fire flames destroyed the Gaon temple in Uisong, which is an ancient temple built in 681 AD during the Sila Dynasty (57 BC-935 AD). The national treasury stored in the temple was already transferred to other places.

Earlier, a fire -fighting helicopter crashed in Uisong, struggling with a large wildfire in the country, in which the pilot died.

South korea news: After the US caused havoc in California, now forest fire has caused severe destruction in South Korea. So far, at least 18 people have died in this fire in the southern region of the country. According to officials, four firefighters and government employees are also among the dead.

According to the Yonhap news agency, on Wednesday, officials informed that more than 200 buildings have been ashes in this fire, while more than 27 thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. It is being described as the most horrific forest fire in the history of South Korea.

South Korea’s acting president released a statement

South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-Suk said that the fire was on Friday and the most dangerous fire till date is proving to be. Han said, “The loss is increasing continuously. Such a fierce fire has never been seen before. We have to try to extinguish it by throwing full strength this week.”

He said that due to strong winds overnight, employees had to face heavy problems in efforts to extinguish the fire. On Wednesday, about 4,650 firefighters, soldiers and other employees were deployed to extinguish the fire, who were engaged in relief work with the help of 130 helicopters. Han hoped that there could be some improvement in the situation on Thursday.

Buddhist monastery burnt in fire

The emergency response center of the South Korea government said that the 1300 -year -old Buddhist monastery has also been completely burnt in this terrible fire. According to Korea Heritage Service officials, this fire in thisong has caused heavy damage to the Gausa Math built in the 7th century. According to estimates, so far this fire has engulfed about 43,330 acres of land, causing mass destruction.

Difficulties increased due to dry winds

Officials of the southeastern cities and towns of the country issued instructions to people to vacate the city on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs of South Korea, this horrific fire has caused the most damage in cities like Endong, U this, Sanchong and Ulsan.

On Tuesday, officials said that firefighters had extinguished the flames in some areas to a great extent, but due to dry weather and strong winds, the fire erupted again, causing the situation to become even more serious.