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The wildfire that occurred in Uljin, Gyeongsangbuk-do is not extinguished.
Forest officials are working hard to catch the main fire within this week.
We connect reporters who are out in the field.
Reporter Hong Seung-yeon, how is the situation now?
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Yes, the forest authorities are still working on extinguishing the fire.
As the day darkened, the firefighters withdrew, but 320 vehicles and 1,200 people were working on the ground overnight to extinguish the fire.
A drone firefighting team is also deployed to prevent further spread of the flames.
From 6:40 am, 81 helicopters and 3,500 firefighters will be intensively deployed.
The forest authorities predicted that there would be no major difficulties in the evolution as a gentle north wind blew today (11th).
In particular, we are focusing our efforts on defending the area of Sogwang-ri, Uljin-gun, where the hundreds of years-old Geumgangsong colony is located.
In addition, Eungbongsan Mountain, which is 999m above sea level, has a wide range of fire and the momentum is strong.
Authorities plan to mobilize all resources to raise the evolution rate, and catch the main fire within this week.
So far, the area of forest damage has reached close to 20,000 hectares, and more than 340 houses have been burned.
The government plans to provide free temporary housing to victims of Uljin, Samcheok, and Donghae, Gangneung, declared special disaster zones, and reduce health insurance premiums, as well as various utility bills such as telecommunication and electricity bills.