'Like The Apocalypse': S. Korea Wildfires Tear Through Mountains

Fuente: International Business Times

A wildfire is seen next to a stone lantern of a family tomb in Andong on March 26, 2025 AFP Truck driver Lee Seung-joo was driving through South Korea's Andong mountains when the wildfires hit, engulfing the area in flames and turning it into "a literal hell". "It was like the apocalypse," the 39-year-old said, as he recalled seeing the fire tear through the area, which, even before the inferno struck, had been suffering from a particularly dry spell. "The mountain burning looked like literal hell," he added.