South Korea wildfires become worst on record as death toll reaches 27

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South Korea wildfires become worst on record as death toll reaches 27  Authorities have struggled to contain the blazes which have killed 27 people and damaged scores of buildings.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/27/south-korea-wildfires-become-worst-on-record-as-death-toll-reaches-26  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Wildfires raging across South Korea's southeastern regions have become the worst ever recorded,

00:09leaving at least 27 people dead. The government has mobilized thousands of emergency responders

00:15and dozens of helicopters to tackle the blazes, but officials say strong winds are hampering

00:20their efforts. So far, at least 37,000 people were forced to evacuate, and over 300 structures

00:26have been destroyed, including ancient Buddhist temples.

00:31Rain was expected later on Thursday, but the chief of the Korea Forest Service said the

00:35amount likely won't help much. Authorities said the victims were mostly in their 60s

00:40or older, who found it difficult to escape quickly or even refuse to evacuate.

00:46Scientists say the warming atmosphere around the world is driving ever more extreme weather

00:51events, including wildfires, that are killing people and causing billions of dollars in

00:56damage every year.

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