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ANDONG, March 28, 2025 (UNI/Xinhua) -- A firefighter carries out fire prevention work at the Hahoe Folk Village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Andong City, South Korea, March 28, 2025. The death toll rose to 28, with 37 others injured, in South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, government compilation showed Friday. The country's forest service raised the wildfire crisis alert to the highest level on Tuesday. More than 8,100 people, including firefighters, soldiers, police officers and government officials, as well as 109 helicopters and 967 firefighting equipment were mobilized to combat the wildfires. UNI PHOTO-10F