South Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country's largest forest fire on record, a minister said on ...

Largest on record’ blaze kills 27 and destroys ancient Buddhist temples - ‘We are nationally in a critical situation’, says ...

At least 24 people have been killed as multiple wildfires continue to ravage South Korea's south ... to leave quickly as the fire was spread by gusty winds. A 30-year-old man living in Uiseong ...

Yeongdeok (South Korea) (AFP) – Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll ... said the main fire in North Gyeongsang ...

ANDONG, South Korea (Reuters) -Wildfires raging in South ... Precipitation of around one millimetre was too little to extinguish the main fire, but will help contain it, officials said.

ANDONG, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korean authorities have contained the main ... old Choi Jong-chan struggled to decide on his next steps. "I have to buy everything from scratch," the farmer added.

More than a dozen fires have ravaged the country’s southeast, destroying a 1,300-year-old temple ... year average, Korea Meteorological Administration data shows. But the fire-hit region had ...

The wildfire destroyed national treasures like Goun Temple, a Unesco World Heritage Site A 56-year-old man is being investigated in South Korea on ... said the main fire had finally been brought ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The most destructive wildfires ever to hit South Korea were almost contained, authorities announced Friday, after rain and cooler temperatures helped fire crew put out ...