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Korea to provide $1 mil. in humanitarian assistance for LA wildfires

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Firefighters are in action as the Hughes Fire burns in Castaic Lake, Calif., U.S., Jan. 22. Reuters-Yonhap

Firefighters are in action as the Hughes Fire burns in Castaic Lake, Calif., U.S., Jan. 22. Reuters-Yonhap

The Korean government has decided to provide $1 million in humanitarian assistance to wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles County, California, through relief groups, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

Massive wildfires that began on Jan. 7 have fiercely spread across the wider Los Angeles area, burning over 12,000 structures and killing at least 28 people.

"We expect that the latest assistance will be helpful in alleviating the difficulties faced by residents of affected areas and aiding their prompt return to normalcy," the ministry said. (Yonhap)