The growth of extreme wildfire activity is being driven by climate change while resources to fight disasters are being diverted to preparations for war.

The death toll from the worst wildfires in South Korea’s history rose to at least 30, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said, as the government stepped up relief ...

Korea Forest Service chief Lim Sang-seop told a televised briefing. He said authorities will launch “all-out efforts” to extinguish the remaining blazes by bringing more helicopters and fire ...

Rain and cooler temperatures are helping South Korean fire crews as they battle the country ... He said that all main fires at four of the hardest-hit areas in the southeast have been fully ...

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

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) -South Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country's largest forest fire on record ... 72-year-old Choi Jong-chan struggled to decide on his ...

Forest fires have swept eight cities and counties in Korea’s southeastern provinces, wreaking havoc and destruction. The long-awaited rain that fell Thursday was minimal, and there’s no forecast for ...

Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea’s worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the ... while trying to contain a fire, as well as four firefighters ...

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 ...

Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday (local time ... Precipitation of around one millimetre was too little to extinguish the main fire, but will help contain it, officials said.