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The wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size Thursday, authorities said, with the death toll rising to 27 and more than 20 people injured, according to Yonhap news agency.
The fires are believed to be South Korea's deadliest on record, officials said, adding that the inferno has burned through more than 35,000 hectares (86,500 acres).
"We are nationally in a critical situation with numerous casualties because of the unprecedented rapid spread of forest fires," acting President Han Duck-soo told a government response meeting.
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