<p>Seoul: The pilot of a helicopter fighting massive wildfires raging in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/south-korea">South Korea</a> was killed in a crash on Wednesday, the <em>Yonhap News Agency</em> reported.</p><p>Wildfires expanded in South Korea's southeast region on Tuesday, threatening a world heritage site and forcing thousands more residents to evacuate their homes.</p>.Death toll from South Korea wildfires rises to 18: Reports.<p>With a population of 1,50,000 people, the city of Andong, home to Hahoe Village, a UNESCO World Heritage site, issued an alert to its residents to evacuate to safe areas, according to a city official and a public text alert.</p><p>At least four people have been killed and hundreds forced to flee their homes since blazes broke out in several areas on Saturday, stoked by strong winds and dry weather.</p><p>Acting President Han Duck-soo on Tuesday vowed to deploy resources from helicopters to workers on the ground to put out the fires as quickly as possible.</p>
<p>Seoul: The pilot of a helicopter fighting massive wildfires raging in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/south-korea">South Korea</a> was killed in a crash on Wednesday, the <em>Yonhap News Agency</em> reported.</p><p>Wildfires expanded in South Korea's southeast region on Tuesday, threatening a world heritage site and forcing thousands more residents to evacuate their homes.</p>.Death toll from South Korea wildfires rises to 18: Reports.<p>With a population of 1,50,000 people, the city of Andong, home to Hahoe Village, a UNESCO World Heritage site, issued an alert to its residents to evacuate to safe areas, according to a city official and a public text alert.</p><p>At least four people have been killed and hundreds forced to flee their homes since blazes broke out in several areas on Saturday, stoked by strong winds and dry weather.</p><p>Acting President Han Duck-soo on Tuesday vowed to deploy resources from helicopters to workers on the ground to put out the fires as quickly as possible.</p>