Wildfires continue to ravage South Korea, at least 24 killed

WILDFIRES continued to ravage South Korea’s south yesterday, killing 24, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate, officials reported.
The death toll included a pilot who died after a helicopter crashed during efforts to contain wildfires in the south-eastern town of Uiseong, one of the hardest-hit areas. The aircraft had no other crew members.
The National Fire Agency said at least 26 other people had sustained varying degrees of injuries.
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