Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country's worst natural fire disaster with at least 26 people killed and historic ...

Seoul — South Korea's worst wildfires on record have scorched a massive swath of the country's southeast over the past five days and killed at least 24 people, according to the national fire ...

But the largest culprit is the wind and dry land. The ideal environment for South Korea's largest ever wildfire has been building for the past few weeks. It's only March, but we've already seen ...

The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea's southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country ...

By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -At least 16 people have died as multiple wildfires rage across South Korea's southeastern region. Deadly wildfires spread across South Korea's southeastern region on ...

South Korean authorities have declared ongoing wildfires the worst to ever hit ... “We are nationally in a critical situation with numerous casualties because of the unprecedented rapid spread ...

Embers remain among the debris after most of the buildings were burned to the ground in a wildfire at Gounsa Temple in Uiseong, South Korea, on Mar. 26, 2025. AP SEOUL, South Korea — Wind-driven ...

Some of the worst wildfires South Korea has ever experienced have affected parts of the south east of the country.

South Korea’s military said about 10 North Korean soldiers returned to their territory after South Korea fired warning shots.

Among the casualties were civil servants ... This year alone, 244 wildfires have been reported in South Korea, 2.4 times higher than the same period last year, according to Han.

The previous record was 24,000 hectares (59,000 acres) in a March 2000 fire. Sign up here. "We are nationally in a critical situation with numerous casualties ... said. South Korea relies on ...

Deadly wildfires spread across South Korea’s southeastern region on Tuesday ... while four other deaths were linked to another fire from Sancheong county, according to the safety ministry.