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Korea (the Republic of): Wild Fire: 2025/03/21 Country Information on DRR

Period 2025/03/21
Country or District Korea (the Republic of)
Event Type Wild Fire
Outline At least 18 people have died as multiple wildfires rage across the southeastern region of South Korea since 21 March 2025, with thousands of firefighters aided by the military deployed in a bid to contain one of the country's worst forest fires in decades.
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Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Korea JoongAng Daily 2025/03/27
Worst wildfires in Korean history claim 27 lives as firefighting struggle to contain blaze

The Chosun Daily 2025/03/27
26 dead including pilot; evacuees sleep in shelters awaiting help

Reuters 2025/03/26
The deadly wildfires have spread rapidly and forced more than 27,000 residents to flee their homes, the government said.