October 22, 2009
Large parts of North Korea hit by forest fires: NASA
Reporting by Jon Herskovitz, Editing by Dean Yates SEOUL (Reuters) – Vast forest fires have hit a large part of central North Korea, sending plumes of smoke over most of the country’s central and eastern regions, images provided by NASA show. … The U.S. space agency said multiple fires had been burning in the state since mid-October, with several hot spots located in a mountainous region in the center of the country. (here) … North Korea has not commented on the fires in its official media and the South’s Unification Ministry said it was looking into the reports.
Large parts of North Korea hit by forest fires: NASA
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