Twenty -four dead is the new account of the deadly forest fires raging from the weekend in South Korea, the worst recorded in the country for decades and have caused unprecedented damage. “So far the deaths of 24 people have been confirmed by fires and 12 are still seriously injured,” an interior ministry official said, explaining that they were “temporary numbers”. Earlier today a helicopter involved in extinguishing operations in the southeastern part of South Korea “crashed into a mountainous area of ​​the Uaiong County,” the Gieongbuk Fire Department said. The helicopter pilot, who was killed in the crash, is included in the report of the dead by the authorities. After this incident, the Korean Forest Service announced that all its fire helicopters was stuck on the ground. The forest service fleet, consisting of 48 Russian helicopters, faces technical problems. Eight are off from last year as South Korean authorities cannot enter spare parts from […]
Source: News Beast
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