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massive wildfire that spread in the western United States burned about a fifth of South Korea's area.
There is still no sign of calming down, so it is said that the only way to rain is now.
There was a warning that the ashes would worsen the air quality and further spread the corona.
This is Kim Soo-hyung from Washington
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Nearly 100 large wildfires are occurring simultaneously in 12 states across the western United States.
The ashes of residential areas are colored red with chemicals sprayed when extinguishing.
The worst conditions, including heatwaves, droughts and strong winds, all overlapped, and now it is impossible to control the flames with human power.
So far, 17 people have died and thousands have lost their homes.
[Deborah Earl/Jaemin Lee: We've been married for 41 years, but everything we have is gone.] As the
ashes fly like dust, it's hard to breathe now.
[Imani Johnson/Los Angeles resident: I can feel something on my neck even when I wear a mask.
It's really the worst.]
There was also a warning that poor air quality would lead to the explosion of Corona 19.
[Brad Spielberg/Director of USC Hospital: There is evidence that corona 19 protein increases when lungs are exposed to poor air quality.]
Investigation authorities issued an appeal when 911 was on the verge of being paralyzed as conspiracy theorists reported false reports that the extreme left were putting out wildfires.
President Trump's campaign today (the 13th) for more than an hour and a half reduced the meaning of the western wildfires as only a forest management problem.
This is why criticism has been raised for being indifferent to the disaster in a strong Democratic region that is not conducive to his reelection.
(Video coverage: Jeongsik Oh, video editing: Minkyu Jeon)