Rachel Wright

This edition was mixed by Kai Perry and the producer was Rebecca Wood. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Rachel Wright. Until next time, goodbye.

Die Feuerzeuge sind seit Tagen über die südlichste Seite des koreanischen Peninsula gegründet und sind noch nicht unter Kontrolle. Und in einigen Städten sind die Feuerzeuge nur schnell nach der Hauptstadt verbreitet, nachdem die Feuerwehr-Helikopter durch den Unfall gegründet wurden. Aber jetzt, mit der Erhöhung der Helikopter-Deponierung, hoffen wir, dass es sich verbessert.

Die Feuerzeuge sind seit Tagen über die südlichste Seite des koreanischen Peninsula gegründet und sind noch nicht unter Kontrolle. Und in einigen Städten sind die Feuerzeuge nur schnell nach der Hauptstadt verbreitet, nachdem die Feuerwehr-Helikopter durch den Unfall gegründet wurden. Aber jetzt, mit der Erhöhung der Helikopter-Deponierung, hoffen wir, dass es sich verbessert.

Und jetzt haben die Feuerzeuge bereits durch große Waldbereiche gebrannt und sogar beschlossene Wohnzonen, dünne Tempels und sogar historische Schmerzen. Und warum sind sie so schmerzhaft? Also, Feuerzeuge passieren hier, besonders während dieser trockenen Frühjahrszeit. Aber die Skala und die Geschwindigkeit dieser Feuerzeuge sind etwas, das wir in einem langen Zeitraum noch nicht gesehen haben.

Und jetzt haben die Feuerzeuge bereits durch große Waldbereiche gebrannt und sogar beschlossene Wohnzonen, dünne Tempels und sogar historische Schmerzen. Und warum sind sie so schmerzhaft? Also, Feuerzeuge passieren hier, besonders während dieser trockenen Frühjahrszeit. Aber die Skala und die Geschwindigkeit dieser Feuerzeuge sind etwas, das wir in einem langen Zeitraum noch nicht gesehen haben.

Und was diese so intensiv gemacht hat, ist die Mischung von trockenem Wasser, starken Winden und wärmer als normaler Wetter. And to give some context, the biggest wildfire on record was in 2000, which burned nearly 24,000 hectares and left two people dead. And now this one ranks third in size, but it's the deadliest.

Und was diese so intensiv gemacht hat, ist die Mischung von trockenem Wasser, starken Winden und wärmer als normaler Wetter. And to give some context, the biggest wildfire on record was in 2000, which burned nearly 24,000 hectares and left two people dead. And now this one ranks third in size, but it's the deadliest.

Now the government is talking about tougher rules on things like illegal burning, better emergency alerts and faster response systems. So this kind of tragedy doesn't repeat itself.

Now the government is talking about tougher rules on things like illegal burning, better emergency alerts and faster response systems. So this kind of tragedy doesn't repeat itself.

Actually, I have. I have been speaking to some of the people and they're saying it's just so tragic. And mostly in these areas where it was hit by the wildfire, mostly there are elderly people in their 60s and 70s living there. And they've been living there for their whole life and they have nowhere to go, which makes it even more...

Actually, I have. I have been speaking to some of the people and they're saying it's just so tragic. And mostly in these areas where it was hit by the wildfire, mostly there are elderly people in their 60s and 70s living there. And they've been living there for their whole life and they have nowhere to go, which makes it even more...

Because the firefighters are under intense pressure, aren't they? They are, they are actually. Earlier in the day, one of the helicopters battling the blaze in Uisong County crashed around lunchtime. And the pilot, a 73-year-old man, was the only one on board and sadly he didn't survive. And it was carrying a water bottle.

Because the firefighters are under intense pressure, aren't they? They are, they are actually. Earlier in the day, one of the helicopters battling the blaze in Uisong County crashed around lunchtime. And the pilot, a 73-year-old man, was the only one on board and sadly he didn't survive. And it was carrying a water bottle.

And after the crash, the Forest Service made a tough call to ground all firefighting helicopters nationwide until they could figure out what went wrong. But the authorities decided to resume the deployment from 3.30 p.m. local time. And investigators are trying to understand if it was a technical issue or weather related.

And after the crash, the Forest Service made a tough call to ground all firefighting helicopters nationwide until they could figure out what went wrong. But the authorities decided to resume the deployment from 3.30 p.m. local time. And investigators are trying to understand if it was a technical issue or weather related.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Rachel Wright, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 20th of March, these are our main stories. Thousands of demonstrators in Istanbul protest against the detention of the city's popular mayor. Donald Trump says his phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky was very positive.

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. I'm Rachel Wright, and in the early hours of Thursday, the 20th of March, these are our main stories. Thousands of demonstrators in Istanbul protest against the detention of the city's popular mayor. Donald Trump says his phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky was very positive.

Ecuador's president tells the BBC he wants military help from abroad to fight criminal drugs gangs. Also in this podcast, the drones that could help Sherpas on Mount Everest and… The Olympic Games is perhaps the greatest event on the planet.

Ecuador's president tells the BBC he wants military help from abroad to fight criminal drugs gangs. Also in this podcast, the drones that could help Sherpas on Mount Everest and… The Olympic Games is perhaps the greatest event on the planet.

So who will get the most powerful job in world sport? We start in Turkey… Students outside Istanbul University were pepper-sprayed by riot police as they protested against the detention of one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's biggest political rivals, the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu.