Forest Fire Alert: Where Was the Control Tower, Again?

With Moon Jae-in and the presidential election decorating the headlines, it’s easy to forget the natural disaster that hit South Korea last Saturday. Three wind-fed forest fires broke out independently in the northeastern region of the country, destroying over 300 hectares of forestland, evacuating over 500 people and mobilizing 38 thousand people to extinguish the fire. One of the most severely damaged cities included Gangneung, where the Winter Olympics will be held in nine months. “Nothin