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How South Korea's largest and deadliest wildfire spread
The wildfires in March devastated an area larger than the Los Angeles fire and two-thirds the size of Singapore to become its ...
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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 SEOUL, South Korea -- SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The most destructive wildfires ever to hit ...
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities struggle to contain wildfires that have ravaged the country’s southeast, ...
South Korea wildfires kill at least 24, pilot killed as firefighting helicopter crashes
The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea's southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting ...
Scorched Earth: How a Wildfire Wave Transformed South Korea Overnight
In March 2025, wildfires swept across South Korea, scorching vast swaths of land and prompting a massive emergency response.
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Man caring for ancestors’ grave may have ignited huge South Korea wildfire, police say
The multiple fires, which left 30 people dead and thousands of structures – including a centuries-old Buddhist temple - ...
Pilot dies after his helicopter crashes while extinguishing a fire in South Korea
A helicopter has crashed during an operation to extinguish a fire in southeastern South Korea, killing its pilot.