A helicopter fighting deadly wildfires in South Korea crashed Wednesday, killing the pilot, the fire department told AFP, as officials raced to bring the massive blazes under control.
A firefighter controls the water cannon on a fire engine to extinguish the remaining flames after most of the buildings were burned to the ground in a wildfire at Gounsa Temple in Uiseong on March 26, 2025.
“A helicopter putting out the wildfire crashed in a mountain area in Uiseong County.
“We have been told that there was one pilot who was declared dead at the scene,” a Gyeongbuk Fire Service official said.
The men secure the packed Buddha statues onto the trailer’s cargo bed, along with other items, to move them to safety, as the wildfire may reach at Bongjeong Temple, listed as a Korean Mountain Area Temple by UNESCO, in Andong on March 26, 2025.
At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea’s worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes causing “unprecedented damage,” the acting president said Wednesday.
AFP
