Long road to recovery begins in wake of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires

작성자: 홍유, Elise Youn

기사요약: 최근 발생한 대규모 산불로 인한 피해가 한국 역사상 가장 큰 규모로, 정부는 피해 주민들의 안정적 생활 복귀를 위한 지원과 심리적 치유에 힘쓰고 있다.

[1] The wildfires have been put out, but the process of recovery has only just begun. In communities left in ruins across southeastern South Korea, survivors are not only confronting the loss of their homes but also the prospect of rebuilding from the ground up.

confront: (문제나 상황에) 맞서다, 직면하다

from the ground up: 처음부터 끝까지, 근본적으로, 기초부터 다시 시작하여

[2] With so many communities burned to the ground, recovery is likely to be an arduous and prolonged process.

arduous: 힘든, 고된, 어려운

prolonged: 장기적인, 오래 끈, 계속된

[3] Acting Interior Minister Ko Ki-dong declared the damage caused by the recent wildfires the "greatest" in Korea’s history, “both in terms of human casualties and property loss" during the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting held Sunday afternoon.

casualty: (사고나 재난에서) 사상자, 피해자

property: 재산, 소유물

[4] Korea battled one of the worst strings of wildfires in the country’s history from March 21, with 75 casualties including 30 deaths and authorities estimating that up to 48,239 hectares were burned as of Sunday morning.

estimate: 추정하다, 예상하다

기사원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10453553