At least four dead as South Korean firefighters battle forest fires in multiple regions

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The raging wildfires in three provinces and regions in South Korea have killed at least four people and wounding six others as firefighters rushed to put out the fires amid dry and windy weather.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Emergency services in South Korea were battling the raging wildfires that have wiped out approximately

00:086,328 hectares of forest in three southeastern provinces.

00:14At least four people died and six others were injured as of Sunday.

00:18Authorities said their firefighting efforts had been hampered by dry and windy conditions.

00:24More than 9,000 personnel and 105 helicopters were deployed to combat the blaze,

00:30which have damaged homes and many other properties, including the Unramsa Temple.

00:35The temple, located in Wiseong County in north Gyeongsang Province,

00:40was built during the Silla Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago.

00:44The monks only managed to salvage a few sacred relics before fleeing the temple.

00:49Acting President Choi Sang-mok said more than 1,500 residents had been evacuated to temporary shelters.

00:57He said the government will provide a special grant of 2.6 billion won for the provinces to fight the fires.

01:04The forest fire began in Sancheong County, about 250 kilometers from Seoul, on Friday,

01:11and spread to other parts of the regions.

01:14On Saturday evening, the government declared the region a disaster area.

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