Abu Dhabi: Wind-fuelled wildfires that ravaged the southeastern province of North Gyeongsang in Korea have killed at least 26 and injured another 30, as the nation is battling the worst-ever forest fires.
According to Emirates News Agency, some 36,000 hectares of woodland have been burned. This is nearly 13,000 hectares more than the 23,794 hectares damaged by the east coast wildfires in 2000, which were the worst in national history.
About 37,000 people have been displaced, with 29,911 of them from the Uiseong and Andong areas in North Gyeongsang Province.