Published On: Wed, Mar 26th, 2025

Helicopter pilot fighting blaze among 24 killed in South Korea wildfires

From an aerial view, a helicopter is shown at a distance spraying retardant over a mountainous, forested area.

The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea’s southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country battles some of its worst forest fires in decades.

CBC | World News

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Helicopter pilot fighting blaze among 24 killed in South Korea wildfires