Severe wildfires have been spreading rapidly in South Korea. Ancient temples are among the buildings that have been destroyed and thousands of people have been evacuated. BBC Verify's Nick Beake has ...

Residents were evacuated as a wildfire spread across South Korea. The massive blaze erupted on Monday, April 28, prompting officials to relocate more than 1,200 people as strong winds fueled the ...

SEOUL – After South Korea battled the worst wildfire in its history in March, another wildfire in the southeastern city of ...

Wind-driven wildfires that were among the country’s worst ever have destroyed more than 200 structures and forced 27,000 people to evacuate.

Wildfires spread across South Korea's southeastern region on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of thousands of inmates from local prisons and causing residents to flee their homes.

About 48,000 hectares (118,611 acres) of woodland — equivalent to about 80% of the size of Seoul — were scorched, marking the ...

A wildfire driven by strong winds forced over 1,200 people in Daegu, South Korea, to evacuate. The blaze, affecting 50 ...

South Korea's National Fire Agency (NFA) issued an emergency response order Monday to mobilise available national personnel ...

The South Korean city of Daegu ordered on Monday more than 1,200 residents to evacuate after strong winds whipped up a ...

The South Korean government said Wednesday it will update the current Wildfire Spread Prediction System to better handle the ...

SEOUL, March 31 (UPI) --South Korean firefighters were ... the cause of the blaze Monday. The fires, which broke out on Mar. 21 in Sancheong County and spread to several neighboring areas, burned ...