South Korea on Monday, deployed dozens of helicopters and many firefighters and soldiers to curb multiple wildfires in the southeast, which have been burning for days.
It was gathered that at least four people have been killed so far, with officials stating that high winds and rising temperatures were hindering efforts to put out the blazes.
Head of the Korea Forest Service, Lim Sang-seop, said in a press briefing that in Uiseong, almost 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres) of land has reportedly been affected and around 600 people evacuated.
According to him, a total of 57 wildfire fighting helicopters were to be deployed to extinguish the fire, adding that more than 2,600 fire fighting personnel, including soldiers would be mobilised to respond with all their might.
As of Monday afternoon, it was gathered that the fire had been partly contained but was still burning.
A major wildfire claimed four lives over the weekend in Sancheong county, in South Gyeongsang province, about 250 kilometres (155 miles) southeast of Seoul.
The government declared a state of emergency in the affected regions, citing the extensive damage caused by simultaneous wildfires across the country.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who was reinstated as acting president earlier Monday, visited the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, urging authorities to work together until the wildfires are completely extinguished.
