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At least two people died and hundreds evacuated their homes as wildfires raged in South Korea on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Two firefighters were found dead in Sancheong County in the country’s south-east, news agency Yonhap reported, citing local officials.<\/p>\n
Two others were reported missing as multiple fires blazed across the country, according to the Korea Forest Service.<\/p>\n
A state of national disaster was declared at 18:00 local time (09:00 GMT), covering Ulsan city and North and South Gyeongsang provinces in the south-east.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
More than 200 residents were ordered to leave their homes in eight villages because of the deadly fire in Sancheong County in South Gyeongsang province.<\/p>\n
Acting President Choi Sang-mok had urged all efforts be put forward to extinguish the blaze by sunset, but strong winds hampered efforts at the scene around 250 kilometres (155 miles) southeast of Seoul.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, more than 400 residents were displaced because of a wildfire in Uiseong county in North Gyeongsang Province.<\/p>\n
The forest service issued a serious wildfire warning in 12 locations, including Busan and the central city of Daejeon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n