The mortal fires of South Korea are doubled in size in the midst of the spread of “unprecedented” threats
The fires that raged in South Korea have doubled on Thursday since a day before, while the authorities called the worst disaster of the country’s natural fire with at least 26 people killed and historic perceived temples.
More than 33,000 hectares have been charred or were still burning in the largest of the fires that started in the County County Central, making it the largest wooded fire in the history of South Korea. The previous record was 24,000 hectares in a fire in March 2000.
“We are nationally in a critical situation with numerous victims due to the rapidly previous diffusion of forest fires,” said the interim president Han Duck-See to a government response meeting.
South Korea is based on helicopters to combat forest fires due to its mountainous land and the military have released fuel actions for aviation to make them fly while trying to make a row through the mountain regions in the south -est of the country that have burned for almost a week.
More than 120 helicopters have been lined up in three regions that fight the blazes, said the Ministry of Security.
The fires that originated in Uiseong moved rapidly to the east, spreading almost on the coast, helped by refined winds and dry conditions.
A little rain, but not a lot
While the meteorological agency has foreseen some rain for the South -ovest, the rainfall is expected to be under five millimeters for most of the affected areas.
“The amount of rain will be small, so it doesn’t seem that it will be of great help in an attempt to turn off the fire,” said a briefing at the briefing of the Minister of the Forestry Service of Korea, told a briefing.
Experts said that Uiseong fire showed an extremely unusual diffusion in terms of scale and speed and that climate change should make fires more frequent and fatal globally.
Higher temperatures amplified by the climate change caused by man have contributed to the seasonally dry conditions existing, “transforming dry landscapes into dangerous fuel for fire” in the region, the central group of climate, an independent organ made up of scientists and researchers, said in a relationship.
