Global Courant
South Korea is sending 151 firefighters to Canada along with more than 1,400 foreign firefighters to fight hundreds of wildfires that have ravaged the country.
According to the Korean Embassy in Canadathis team of “emergency” firefighters will be on a 30-day mission to help firefighters in Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Que., an area that has experienced one of the worst fires in Quebec since this year’s wildfire season.
It is the second time in 2023 that the Korean disaster response team has been sent to such a deployment. During their first mission, the team was involved in a relief operation in Turkey after the earthquake that hit the country in February.
As Canada grapples with its worst wildfire season in recent memory, firefighters from more than 10 different countries across five continents have come together to battle the raging blazes.
More than 1,470 firefighters from Mexico, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Costa Rica, Spain, South Africa and the United States have been deployed to Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta to help Canada fight wildfires.
Wildfire season began in Alberta last month and has since spread to other regions, such as Nova Scotia and parts of the Pacific province of British Columbia. The forest fires have caused significant damage and pose risks to the affected areas. A record 80,000 square kilometers of Canada have been set on fire.
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