SEOUL: Hundreds of soldiers were sent out to farms yesterday to slaughter chickens and ducks as South Korea raced to contain a highly contagious bird flu spreading throughout the country.
Authorities have culled hundreds of thousands of farm birds since its outbreak earlier this month, and marshalled more than 400 soldiers over the weekend to help slaughter and bury them. Another 300 soldiers were called to duty yesterday.
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