We've been bringing you news about wildfires popping up across Korea over the past few days…<br />Now, with dry weather advisories in place for most parts of the country and typhoon-force winds forecast for tonight,… the authorities are urging the public to be extra cautious, especially in more isolated areas.<br />Park Se-young has more. <br /> Firefighters have contained a forest fire in the southeastern city of Pohang …after 12 hours on the scene.<br />A day earlier, on Wednesday, a wildfire in the southern port city of Busan was extinguished after destroying 20 hectares of mountain land near Haeundae beach.<br />Thankfully, no casualties were reported in either of the cases.<br />At this time of the year, strong winds blow between Yangyang County and Ganseong-eup, Gangwon-do Province on Korea's east coast.<br />The winds are called "fire wind" in Korea as they tend to fan the flames of wildfires.<br /> With dry weather advisories issued across the country and typhoon-force winds expected late Thursday, …the South Korean government is urging the public to be vigilant and act responsibly in high-risk zones.<br />During a national agenda meeting on Thursday, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon mentioned the recent wildfires and ordered local government agencies to carry out 24-hour inspections.<br /> He added that prevention is the best option and called on the authorities to fully contain wildfires while they are in their early stages.<br />Park Se-young, Arirang News. <br /><br />
