Firefighters in South Korea work to curb forest fires
South Korean firefighters continued to work overnight to control wildfires in the southeastern city of Daegu on Tuesday, April 29, a local forest service said.
The wildfire began at around 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) on April 28 and had affected an estimated 260 hectares (642.5 acres), the Korea Forest Service said in a statement.
No casualties had been reported so far due to the fire around Daegu, which is about 233 km (145 miles) southeast of the capital Seoul.
KOREA FOREST SERVICE / SOUTH KOREA'S MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND SAFETY HANDOUT / REUTERS VIDEO
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