South Korean police plan to question man on suspicion of accidentally starting wildfire
South Korean police plan to question a 56-year-old man on suspicion of starting at least one of the wildfires that recently ...
Man caring for ancestors’ grave may have ignited huge South Korea wildfire, police say
A South Korean man tending a family grave is suspected of sparking one of the ‘unprecedented’ wildfires that ravaged the ...
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South Korea firefighters deploy helicopters as wildfires reignite
South Korean firefighters deployed helicopters Saturday as the country’s biggest wildfires on record that ravaged wide areas ...
Myanmar Quake Death Toll Rises to 1,644 as Resistance Movement Announces Partial Cease-Fire
B ANGKOK — Myanmar’s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from a devastating 7.7 ...
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Army helicopters assist fight against record-breaking wildfires in South Korea
Five U.S. Army helicopters slung with firefighting gear pitched in this week to help curb the worst wildfires in South ...
South Korea’s worst wildfires are now almost contained following rain and cooler weather
Officials say the most destructive wildfires ever to hit South Korea are almost contained. The government's announcement ...
South Korea contains main blazes in week-old wildfires
South Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country's largest forest fire on record, a minister said on ...
South Koreans mourn historic temple burnt by wildfire, race to save others
Charred, black ruins at South Korea's Gounsa temple stood in stark contrast to the kaleidoscope of colours that are a ...
Deadly Wildfires Destroy Historic Landmarks in South Korea
Wildfires in South Korea have resulted in deaths, turned an ancient Buddhist temple into ashes and forced the evacuation of ...
Smithsonian Magazine7d
South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages
One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...
The Manhattan Mercury7d
South Korea wildfires 'largest on record': disaster chief
Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than ...
Science Media Centre7d
expert reaction to the wildfires in South Korea
“South Korea is also a champion of afforestation/reforestation, with many new forests planted over recent decades. This may also have increased fire risk in areas where there are immature woodlands.