Firefighters in South Korea work to curb forest fires<br /><br />South Korean firefighters continued to work overnight to control wildfires in the southeastern city of Daegu on Tuesday, April 29, a local forest service said.<br /><br />The wildfire began at around 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) on April 28 and had affected an estimated 260 hectares (642.5 acres), the Korea Forest Service said in a statement.<br /><br />No casualties had been reported so far due to the fire around Daegu, which is about 233 km (145 miles) southeast of the capital Seoul.<br /><br />KOREA FOREST SERVICE / SOUTH KOREA'S MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND SAFETY HANDOUT / REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /><br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /><br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /><br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /><br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#worldnews <br />#southkorea <br />#wildfire
