Firefighters continue efforts to contain wildfire in Hadong

Firefighters are still trying to contain the wildfire burning in Hadong County, Gyeongsangnam-do Province.

According to forestry authorities, a level 2 wildfire alert was issued after fire broke out at around noon on Monday.

36 helicopters were deployed to extinguish the fire, which affected 66 hectares of land -equivalent to around 92 soccer fields.

Firefighters are struggling to fully contain the fire due to the wind.

Meanwhile, donations collected for the recovery and support following last month's massive wildfires in South Korea's southeastern regions have reached 112-point-4 billion won, or over 76 million U.S. dollars.

The amount marks the largest ever collection of relief donations.