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South Korea Wildfires 'Largest On Record': Disaster Chief

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Smoke rises from a wildfire in Andong early on March 27, 2025 AFP Wildfires in South Korea are now "the largest on record" having burned more forest than any previous blaze, the country's disaster chief said Thursday, as the death toll rose to 26. More than a dozen fires broke out over the weekend, scorching wide swathes of the southeast, forcing around 27,000 people to urgently evacuate, with the fire cutting off roads and downing communications lines as residents fled in panic. "The wildfire is spreading rapidly," said Lee Han-kyung, disaster and safety division chief.

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