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South Korea wildfires claim 26 lives and become largest on record, with historic temples and homes destroyed

South Korea wildfires claim 26 lives and become largest on record, with historic temples and homes destroyed

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The wildfires in the south-eastern province of North Gyeongsang have resulted in significant damage and loss of life. As of current reports, at least 26 people have been confirmed dead, and more than 300 structures have been destroyed. The affected area has reached over 36,000 hectares, surpassing the size of the 2000 East Coast wildfire.

Lee Han-Kyung
Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters
1. The forest damage has reached 35,810 hectares, already exceeding the area affected by the 2000 east coast wildfire, previously the largest on record, by more than 10,000 hectares.
2. This wildfire has once again exposed the harsh reality of a climate crisis unlike anything we've experienced before.
Lim Sang-Seop
Korea Forest Service
1. The amount of rain is going to be small, so it doesn't look like it'll be a big help in trying to extinguish the fire.
Han Duck-Soo
People Power Party
1. There are concerns that we'll have wildfire damages that we've never experienced, so we have to concentrate all our capabilities on putting out the wildfires this week.
2. We are nationally in a critical situation with numerous casualties because of the unprecedented rapid spread of forest fires.
Yeh Sang-Wook
Hanyang University
1. We can't say that it's only due to climate change, but climate change is directly [and] indirectly affecting the changes we are experiencing now. This is a simple fact.
2. This can be seen as one of the fundamental causes.

South Korea wildfires claim 26 lives and become largest on record, with historic temples and homes destroyed

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