2019-04-04
Emergency Obs. Request Information
- Disaster Type: Forest fire
- Country: South Korea
- Occurrence Date (UTC): 04 April, 2019
- SA activation Date(UTC): 05 April, 2019
- Requester: National Disaster Management Institute (NDMI)
- Escalation to the International Charter: NO
- GLIDE Number: FR-2019-000028-KOR
Disaster Situation
A wildfire in South Korea killed one person and forced more than 4,000 people to flee their homes, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday. The fire broke out in eastern Gangwon Province on Thursday evening and spread to the seaside holiday city of Sokcho, burning about 385 hectares (950 acres) of land and 310 homes, warehouses and other buildings, Yonhap reported citing the government.
Related Sites: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-fire/thousands-flee-wildfire-in-south-koreas-eastern-coast-one-dead-yonhap-idUSKCN1RG31G
