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North Gyeongsang wildfires create record 1.54 million tons of waste
The North Gyeongsang government estimated on Wednesday that the wildfire generated 1.54 million tons of waste, which will ...
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Andong city issues evacuation order to all residents as wildrfires spread
Andong is home to Hahoe Village, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site designated in 2010 and one of South Korea's most popular tourist attractions. (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite our ...
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Andong orders evacuation as wildfire approaches Hahoe Village, UNESCO site
On the 25th, around 4:55 p.m., Andong City in Gyeongbuk reported, "A strong wind is causing the wildfire to spread rapidly," issuing an evacuation order to residents of Hahoe Village (Hahoe-ri ...
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Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
In recent days, the wildfires have spread across the Uiseong area and reached dangerously close to the historic Hahoe Folk Village in Andong, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Residents of the village ...
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Heartbreaking wildfires expose super-aged society in South Korea
ANDONG: Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to rubble and covered in ash by South Korea's worst wildfires. Kim built her ...