Winds worsen deadly wildfires


Acrid atmosphere: Houses burning in a village after being engulfed by a wildfire fuelled by strong winds in Uiseong. — AP

DEADLY wild­fires in the country worsened overnight, officials said, as dry, windy wea­ther hampers efforts to contain one of South Korea’s worst-ever fire outbreaks.

More than a dozen different blazes broke out last weekend, with the safety minister reporting thousands of hectares burned and four people killed.

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