Fire truck fleet mobilized

Fire engines nationwide were sent to South Gyeongsang to supply water amid a prolonged heat wave and worsening shortages.

Fire trucks from Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces line the parking lot of Miryang Stadium in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, on Aug. 12. The government ordered a nationwide firefighting mobilization at 9 p.m. the previous day, sending fire trucks from across the country to South Gyeongsang to help supply water for agriculture and daily use as the region faces a prolonged heat wave and water shortage.

Fire trucks from Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces line the parking lot of Miryang Stadium in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, on Aug. 12. The government ordered a nationwide firefighting mobilization at 9 p.m. the previous day, sending fire trucks from across the country to South Gyeongsang to help supply water for agriculture and daily use as the region faces a prolonged heat wave and water shortage. [YONHAP]