"Kwwww, why didn't you run away...let's come and eat first."



On the morning of the 7th, the fourth day of a large-scale forest fire on the east coast, victims Shin Won-jun (75) and Son Bok-ye (66), who visited a devastated house in Chogu-dong, Donghae-si, Gangwon-do, burst into tears as they saw the tanned ducks and geese.



Three days ago, the couple hadtily evacuated from the fire that came down to the front of their house and opened the cage so that ducks and geese could escape.



While staying at the shelter, the couple learned that the duck and the goose were still alive, so they drove a truck to their home today.



In front of them were spread out houses and warehouses, all of which had fallen to ashes.



As if the presence of the owner could be heard, the geese and ducks began to move busily inside the cage.



The cage door was still open, but the ducks and geese did not escape.



The couple brought food and clean water from their bags.



The soot was darkened on the feathers, but there were no visible injuries.




On the morning of the 5th, when the couple heard the news of the forest fire that started in Gangneung, they had breakfast thinking about whether they should evacuate due to the strong smoke coming from the mountain behind.



But suddenly her daughter shouted, "Mom, it's fire", and Mr. Son heard this and ran outside.



Seeing flames coming from all directions, including the mountains and hills behind the house, Son informed his husband that he had to evacuate immediately.



The couple, along with their disabled daughter, took the two puppies and headed to the truck.



Even though he had no time to pack anything other than a bag of medicines and a cell phone, Son opened the door so that ducks and geese could escape.



The two days I spent in the shelter were not at all comfortable and I couldn't sleep.



Her developmentally disabled little daughter didn't want to be separated from her dog, so she left it to her eldest daughter for a while.



The house we found looked like it had been literally bombed.



Smoke was still rising from the corner of the collapsed building.




I looked everywhere to see if I could get anything, but in vain.



Shin shuddered, saying, "I built the house as well as the warehouse with my own hands, and it can be destroyed like this in vain."



The couple chose this place as their home in 2008 and built a house, warehouse, and low-temperature storage space on a total area of ​​450 square meters.



Beehives also cost about 300 to make a living through the beekeeping business.



The fire horse scratched everything and passed.



Not only the milling machines that cost more than 10 million won, but also the large cold storage, air conditioners, outdoor units, and pumps were all burned, and the sugar sacks stacked high melted in the heat and flowed to the floor like grain syrup.



All the gutters were blown.



The carefully brewed persimmon vinegar had a sour smell.



Even when I got close to the hive, I couldn't hear the buzzing of the wings.



Her wife, Son, complained, "I reported the damage to a public official, but the wait is very long."




According to Gangwon-do, 34 farms in Gangneung, Donghae, and Samcheok suffered a total of 234.57 million won in damage from the fire.



17 agricultural facilities, including plastic greenhouses, 12 agricultural machinery, 0.8 hectares of crops, and 10 million bees were damaged.



The province plans to receive damage from farms and investigate as soon as the fire is extinguished.



(Photo = Yonhap News)