South Korea wildfires: Elderly frontline responders risk their lives for US$50 a day firefighting
Of the country’s 9,472 temporary wildfire monitors, more than 73 per cent are over the age of 60, according to the Korea ...
South Korean Man Suspected Of Starting Wildfires While Cleaning Grave
South Korean police have launched a probe into a man suspected of accidentally igniting the country's worst wildfires in ...
How did South Korea's worst wildfire start? Police suspect 56-year-old man trying to clean gravesite
Police believe the fire may have been triggered on 22 March by a 56-year-old man tending to his grandparents’ gravesites.
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South Korea's 'heartbreaking' wildfires expose super-aged society
The inferno has also laid bare South Korea's demographic crisis and regional disparities: it is a super-aged society with the ...
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South Korea wildfires kill at least 24 people, force tens of thousands to evacuate
Han said crews struggled to extinguish the wildfires because strong winds swept the areas overnight ... People in rural South Korea often keep dogs tied up outside their homes for protection ...
Wildfires and Aging Society Make for Deadly Mix in South Korea
About 73% of South Korea's 9,472 seasonal wildfire fighters are over 60-years-old, according to the forest service's latest ...
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South Korea contains main blazes in week-old wildfires
The wildfires have displaced more than 30,000, many of them elderly, as is typical in rural areas across fast-ageing South Korea. The flames consumed everything in their path, from historic ...
Huge South Korea wildfires kill 27 and threaten to destroy ancient temples
At least 27 people have died in what have grown into the largest wildfires in South Korea's history. Most of those who have ...
In South Korea, the elderly risk their lives fighting wildfires for US$50 a day
More than seven in 10 of South Korea’s seasonal wildfire fighters are aged 60 or older. This month’s wildfire claimed some of ...