Fires Along East Coast Withering.

From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: April 13, 2000 | Copyright information

Officials, soldiers and civilians made concerted efforts to bring a series of forest fires along the East Coast under control yesterday.

More than 40,000 people and 50 helicopters were called in to fight the forest fires raging in major areas of Kangwon-do and Kyongsang-pukto.

Prime Minister Park Tae-joon traveled to Tonghae and Unchin to get a firsthand look at damage caused by the fires and encourage local officials and residents toward a speedy recover fro...

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