Daewoung Kim

1 month ago | staradvertiser.com | Joyce Lee |Minwoo Park |Daewoung Kim

YEONGYANG, South Korea >> As the flames of a raging wildfire swept towards the town of Samui-ri in South Korea’s mountainous southeast this week, a village leader surnamed Kwon rushed home to try to help his family and neighbours. Instead, his body and those of his wife and another family member were found hours later on Tuesday, near the burnt-out hulk of their car on the road to the village, which escaped intact South Korea’s worst wildfires that killed at least 28.

1 month ago | insurancejournal.com | Minwoo Park |Daewoung Kim

South Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country’s largest forest fire on record, a minister said on Friday, as rain and better weather allowed more helicopters to fly and dump water, dousing the flames. Spread by strong winds in bone-dry conditions, the wildfires have killed at least 28 people and charred more than 45,000 hectares (111,000 acres) in the southeastern region.

1 month ago | examiner.com.au | Minwoo Park |Daewoung Kim

South Korea's historic wildfires have displaced more than 30,000 people. Photo: AP PHOTOSouth Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country's largest forest fire on record, a minister says, as rain and better weather allowed more helicopters to fly and dump water, dousing the flames. Subscribe now for unlimited access.

1 month ago | huntervalleynews.net.au | Minwoo Park |Daewoung Kim

South Korea's historic wildfires have displaced more than 30,000 people. Photo: AP PHOTOSouth Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country's largest forest fire on record, a minister says, as rain and better weather allowed more helicopters to fly and dump water, dousing the flames. Subscribe now for unlimited access.

1 month ago | thecourier.com.au | Minwoo Park |Daewoung Kim

South Korea's historic wildfires have displaced more than 30,000 people. Photo: AP PHOTOSouth Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country's largest forest fire on record, a minister says, as rain and better weather allowed more helicopters to fly and dump water, dousing the flames. Subscribe now for unlimited access.