WILDFIRES are raging across parts of South Korea, leaving several dead and turning historic tourist sites to ashes. Authorities have called the blaze the "worst on record" for the country - so is ...

According to the Korea Forest Service, a total of 47,860 hectares (118,265 acres) have burned so far, making this the largest wildfire event in South Korea’s history, surpassing the 2000 fire ...

The wildfires broke out on Friday, March 21 in South Korea's southeastern Uiseong county. Since then, 88,500 acres of land have been burned and tens of thousands of citizens displaced. It has been ...