South Korean govt approves emergency grants for wildfire-hit regions


A forest fire rages near a town in Sokcho, South Korea. -- Photo from AFP

SEOUL (Bernama-Yonhap): The South Korean government has approved special financial grants to support recovery efforts in Sancheong and two other regions affected by wildfires, acting President Choi Sang Mok announced during a disaster control meeting.

"We will urgently provide a special disaster and safety grant of 2.6 billion won (US$177.4 million) to the three wildfire-affected regions,” Yonhap news agency quoted Choi.

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