Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted firefighters making another push on Friday (March 28) to contain blazes stretching 70km.
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00:00Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst
00:08wildfires on record. Exhausted firefighters making another push on Friday to contain massive
00:15blazes which have stretched across 70 kilometers in the country's southeast. At least 28
00:21people have lost their lives and more than 45,000 hectares of forested land have been
00:27scorched or remain ablaze.
00:52As of early Friday, authorities reported that 95 percent of the fires in Uiseong had
00:57been extinguished, while 85 percent of the flames in neighboring Andong City had been
01:03brought under control. Although light rainfall of less than three millimeters fell in some
01:08areas, officials say it provided only minimal assistance. The devastation has forced over
01:1430,000 residents, many of them elderly, to evacuate. Authorities remain on high alert
01:21as efforts continue to fully contain the flames and prevent further destruction.