As severe drought conditions grip the southern regions, the National Fire Agency has decided to mobilize fire resources nationwide to supply agricultural and daily living water to the Gyeongnam region.

The National Fire Agency announced that it issued a national fire mobilization order last night (August 11) and will deploy 200 water tanker trucks and 400 firefighters from across the country to the Gyeongnam region for a two-day water supply support operation starting today through tomorrow.

This marks the second time a national fire mobilization order has been issued due to drought, following a similar measure in Gangneung in August of last year.