South Korea declared a state of disaster after multiple forest fires hit the country’s south, killing at least four and displacing hundreds.

South Korea wildfires: Some 620 residents in the southeastern city of Ulsan and the nearby Gyeongsang province have taken shelter from forest fires that started Saturday, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said. (AP)

South Korea wildfires: Helicopters try to extinguish a fire after a wildfire broke out in the southeastern county of Sancheong on March 22. (AFP)

South Korea wildfires: At least two firefighters have been killed in a wildfire in South Korea and more than 200 residents in 15 southern villages have been told to evacuate, authorities said on March 22. (AFP)

South Korea wildfires: The country has declared a state of disaster after multiple forest fires hit the country’s south, killing at least four and displacing hundreds of residents from their homes.(AFP)

South Korea wildfires: The fires are ravaging the country at a time when South Korea is undergoing some of its greatest political turbulence in decades, triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law declaration in December.(AP)

South Korea wildfires: Authorities have mobilized dozens of vehicles and hundreds of officials to extinguish the fire that has burned about 847 hectares of land and prompted some 260 residents of Sancheong to evacuate, the forest agency said.(AP)

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