PHOTOS: Korea battles multiple wildfires amidst high winds

SEOUL, March 25 (AJP) - Wildfires are raging across South Korea, with authorities struggling to contain the blazes due to strong winds and dry conditions.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters reported that as of 7 a.m., March 25, fires are active in Sancheong and Hadong in South Gyeongsang Province, Uiseong in North Gyeongsang Province, Ulju in Ulsan, and Gimhae in South Gyeongsang Province.

4일 의성군 옥산면 전흥리에서 강풍을 타고 번진 산불이 민가를 덮치고 있다 YONHAP — A wildfire engulfs houses in Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, March 24. Yonhap

24일 산불현장에 인접한 의성군 옥산면 입암리 한 마을에 불씨가 옮겨붙으며 불이 나고 있다 YONHAP — A wildfire engulfs houses in Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, March 24. Yonhap

24일 의성군 옥산면 정자리에서 산림청 헬기가 산불지연제리타던트를 투하하고 있다 YONHAP — A Korea Forest Service helicopter drops fire retardant on the mountain in Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, March 24. Yonhap

경북 의성 고운사에서 산불 피해를 예방하기 위해 불상 불화 등 문화유산을 옮기고 있다 국가유산청 제공 — Buddhist statues and paintings are relocated from Gounsa Temple in Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, to prevent damage from the wildfires. Courtesy of the Cultural Heritage Administration

24일 의성군 점곡면 야산에서 산불이 강풍을 타고 번지고 있다 YONHAP — A wildfire, fueled by strong winds, spreads through a mountainside in Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, March 24. Yonhap

경북 의성군 점곡면을 지나는 서산영덕고속도로가 산불로 인해 통제되는 가운데 산불 진화 차량이 지나가고 있다 YONHAP — Firefighting vehicles pass through a highway in Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, which is closed to traffic due to a wildfire. Yonhap

Cho Bo-hee jobo@ajupress.com

PHOTOS: Korea battles multiple wildfires amidst high winds

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