At least 4 dies after nearly 30 forests in South Korea

Officials said on Sunday that nearly 30 fires in southeast South Korea during the weekend, killing four people and wounding six others, said officials on Sunday.

Thousands of firefighters and dozens of helicopters were sent to fight 29 fires, at least 4,700 acres were burned and forced to evacuate about 1,000 people, according to the Ministry of Interior. The fires also disrupted the train service and pushed some roads.

On Saturday evening, the government announced a disaster of part of the region. The Ministry of Interior said that all 29 fires, except 29, were extinguished by Sunday morning.

Officials said that all reported deaths and injuries were linked to a fire began in Sanchyong Province, about 160 miles southeast of Seoul, the capital, on Friday afternoon.

Five of the six people who were seriously injured, according to the headquarters of the central disasters and the headquarters of anti -safety measures. Officials said that at least two of the firefighters were the firefighters.

The authorities told local media to the local media that the Sanchiong fire began when a farmer was buried in the grass.

A government report said that a separate fire began on Saturday morning in a cemetery in Euiseong Province, about 110 miles southeast of Seoul. Another fire from the garbage in the afternoon on Saturday afternoon in Gimhae, a city about 20 miles from Busan in the southeastern corner of the Korean Peninsula.

As of Sunday morning, the fire in Sanchyong was about 30 percent, according to local officials. The fire in Euiseong contained only about 3 percent, but firefighters said they expected to control it by the end of the day.

South Korea officials say dry conditions and winds allowed fires to spread easily. March, April and May are among the most dry months in the country, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.