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(2nd LD) wildfires-Uiseong SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- Wildfires ravaging South Korea's southeastern region forced more residents to evacuate Tuesday, as firefighting authorities struggled to ...
A member of the Korea Forest Service observes a fire in Andong, South Korea, where multiple blazes have caused "unprecedented damage," according to officials. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Officials in the South Korean city of Andong on Tuesday alerted residents to evacuate to safe areas as firefighters struggled to… ...
At least 24 people have been killed and 27,000 displaced as wildfires continued to rage for a sixth day in South Korea. Among the damaged structures was the 1,300-year-old Gounsa Temple in Uiseong.
In the mid-1920s, the ancient city of Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, was undergoing rapid change. The city walls that once guarded it were nearly impossible to find and the south and west ...
This photo shows fires in parts of a village in Uiseong County, some 180 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on March 25, 2025. (Yonhap) SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- Wildfires ravaging South Korea's ...
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities struggle to contain “unprecedented” deadly wildfires that have ...