"Pine trees contain resin, which acts like oil, intensifying fires when ignited. This resin causes wildfires to burn faster, ...

The area has been among the hardest hit by the fires. The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple, which is located in Uiseong city, was ...

The fires have also forced the evacuation of 37,185 residents, including 29,911 in the counties of Uiseong and Andong, 190 ...

SEOUL: A Buddhist monk was found dead inside a temple that had been gutted by fast-moving wildfires in Yeongyang, North ...

Thousands of personnel have been mobilised to battle the fires - with historic temples among more than 300 buildings and ...

South Korea is battling one of its worst wildfire crises in recent history, with massive infernos leaving the Gounsa Temple, ...

Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than ...

Largest on record’ blaze kills 27 and destroys ancient Buddhist temples - ‘We are nationally in a critical situation’, says ...

Multiple wildfires fueled by strong winds and dry weather have been raging across South Korea's southeastern regions since last Friday.

Workers cut down trees and put up protection around a temple in the South Korean city of Andong, one of the hardest hit areas ...

Charred, black ruins at South Korea's Gounsa temple stood on Thursday in stark contrast to the kaleidoscope of colours that ...