In South Korea, a helicopter involved in extinguishing ongoing forest fires crashed in the city of Daegu. The pilot of the helicopter lost his life. It was revealed that a fire extinguishing helicopter crashed in South Korea. As a result of the accident that occurred during the intervention in forest fires, the pilot lost his life. According to South Korea’s news agency Yonhap, the crash took place in the southeastern city of Daegu. The helicopter had taken off to intervene in the forest fire ongoing in the city. Following the helicopter crash, the pilot lost his life.

AT LEAST 30 DEAD IN FOREST FIRES
South Korea is currently experiencing the worst forest fire disaster in the country’s history in recent weeks. At least 30 people have lost their lives in the fires, with many homes and buildings also damaged. The South Korean government declared a national disaster due to forest fires that began on March 21 in the southeast regions including the city of Ulsan, North Gyeongsang, and South Gyeongsang provinces. While forest fires were reported at 16 different points across the country, it was noted that thousands of hectares of forest land were burned, and thousands of people were evacuated. Han Duck-soo, who is acting as president, described the forest fires as the “worst fires ever” in the country.