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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

South Korea is struggling to contain wildfires ravaging the country’s southeast after more than two dozen blazes broke out over the weekend, killing four people and forcing thousands to evacuate.

CHEONGSONG, South Korea (AP) — Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea on Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 27 ...

Wildfires in South Korea's southern regions have left 24 people dead and destroyed more than 300 structures, including large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex.

One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...

The growth of extreme wildfire activity is being driven by climate change while resources to fight disasters are being diverted to preparations for war.

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