SEOUL, South Korea -- Officials in the South Korean city of Andong on Tuesday alerted residents to evacuate to safe areas as firefighters struggled to contain wildfires that have ravaged southern ...

The inferno has destroyed the historic Gounsa Temple and is bearing down on two UNESCO World Heritage sites in Andong city.

Officials say the most destructive wildfires ever to hit South Korea are almost contained. The government's announcement ...

Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted ...

A view of wildfire spreading across the city as the fire continues to spread to other cities due to strong winds in Andong, ...

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

At least 16 people died and another 19 were injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, government officials said Wednesday. Officials in Andong city ...

ANDONG, South Korea (Reuters) -Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country's worst natural fire disaster with at least ...

Wildfires reignited in the southeastern part of the country overnight, fire authorities said Saturday (March 29), adding ...

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

As South Korea reels from its largest-ever wildfire, it is unclear what started blaze, but the “harsh reality” of the conditions that led to the rapid spread are becoming harder to ignore ...

(Yoon Gwan-shick/Yonhap via AP) Houses burn in a village after being engulfed by a wildfire fueled by strong winds in Uiseong ...