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 ...

South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...

The wildfires in March devastated an area larger than the Los Angeles fire and two-thirds the size of Singapore to become its ...

Firefighters are struggling to contain the wildfires, which continue to grow rapidly in size, fuelled by strong winds.

Rain and cooler temperatures are helping South Korean fire crews as they battle the country’s worst-ever wildfires as the governor of the hardest-hit region called for overhauling response strategies ...

A South Korean man tending a family grave is suspected of sparking one of the ‘unprecedented’ wildfires that ravaged the southeastern part of the country last week, the National Police Agency said ...

A helicopter has crashed during an operation to extinguish a fire in southeastern South Korea, killing its pilot.

At least 24 people have been killed as multiple wildfires continue to ravage South Korea's south-east region. Most of the victims are in their 60s and 70s, authorities say, adding that some 26 people ...

In March 2025, wildfires swept across South Korea, scorching vast swaths of land and prompting a massive emergency response.