Two firefighters dead, two missing as wildfires rage across South Korea

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Two firefighters were found dead in South Korea and two were missing as more than 20 wildfires flared across the nation on Saturday (March 22).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Two firefighters were found dead, and two remain missing as over 20 wildfires erupted

00:07across South Korea on Saturday, including a deadly blaze in the southeast of the Korean

00:13Peninsula.

00:14Acting President Choi Sang-mok urged an all-out effort to contain the fires before sunset,

00:20as strong winds fueled their rapid spread.

00:24The deceased firefighters were battling a mountain fire in Sancheong County, South Gyeongsang

00:29Province, which began on Friday and had already scorched 275 hectares by Saturday afternoon,

00:36forcing the evacuation of over 200 residents.

00:40On Saturday evening, the South Korean government declared the region a disaster area.

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