<Anchor>
Let's focus on the serious East Sea situation now.
Residents said the fire was carried by strong winds and spread quickly.
The key is how to get through the night of today (the 5th) when the flames are still alive.
I'll call reporter Jo Jae-geun.
Reporter Cho, did the fire spread all the way to the East Sea?
<Reporter>
Yes, it is.
I'm from a village on the outskirts of Bugok-dong, Donghae-si.
There was a house standing right behind me until this morning, but now, as you can see, the walls have been burned to the ground, leaving nothing but ashes.
Also, if you move right next to it, you can see that this building was also burned down, so now only the bare steel structure remains.
There are still embers that have not yet grown around them, and thick smoke rises.
Most of the damage occurred between this morning and this morning, but residents said the strong winds spread the flames and left them untouched.
Twenty-two helicopters and 2,900 manpower were deployed to the East Sea and Okgye in Gangneung today, but failed to extinguish the forest fire.
This is because there was a strong wind with a maximum instantaneous wind speed of close to 20 m/s.
The city of Donghae plans to invest 230 firefighters at night to build fire lines around residential areas, and start the fire extinguishing again as soon as the sun rises tomorrow.
Fortunately, the wind has weakened to around 5 m/s.
The Korea Meteorological Administration predicts that the gale warning on the east coast will be lifted around midnight tonight, and the spread of wildfires overnight is expected to soften somewhat.
(Video coverage: Heo Chun)