<Anchor> As
wildfires continue to spread in the western United States, over a fifth of South Korea's area is burning.
Although 35 people have died and property damage is snowballing, the flames show no signs of being caught.
Correspondent Jong-won Kim visited the scene of the worst wildfire in the US.
<Reporter> Since the
fire area is so large, the fire brigade is putting more emphasis on building fire lines rather than extinguishing them.
A forest fire is burning right above this right now.
Wood is cut like this to stop this wildfire from spreading downwards.
However, despite these efforts, the fire was hardly caught, and the fields that the fires swept through were trees, cacti, and all charcoal blocks.
This is the scene where all the trees burned down as the forest fire swept down.
If you still touch the ash on the floor, you can feel the warmth.
By the way, just cross the road from here to start a mountain village.
As the fire stopped in front of the village, I was able to avoid a big anger.
Today, the village has literally turned into a ghost town with all 90 residents evacuating.
[Inhabitants near forest fires: When the flames came down to the ridge in front of the village last Saturday, a mandatory evacuation order was issued.
The fireworks were flying in the air.
Firefighters climbed onto the roof and sprayed water.]
Another wildfire scene about an hour away.
For ten days, a forest fire burned right above a private house with hundreds of households, and so far, 170 km2 and 30% of Seoul's area have been burned.
In the western United States, nearly 100 fires, including these large wildfires, are burning simultaneously, making the worst wildfire damage in history like a snowball.