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Korean wildfire death toll rises to 28, with total casualties at 60
The wildfires have ravaged a total of 38,665 hectares of land, making the fires the most devastating ones in South Korean ...
South Korea wildfires kill at least 24 people, force tens of thousands to evacuate
Wildfires in South Korea fueled by high winds and dry weather have killed at least two dozen people and forced almost 30,000 ...
South Korea battles worst ever wildfires as death toll hits 26
Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the ...
Man caring for ancestors’ grave may have ignited huge South Korea wildfire, police say
A South Korean man tending a family grave is suspected of sparking one of the ‘unprecedented’ wildfires that ravaged the ...
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South Korea wildfires fully contained after causing significant damage, casualties
Uiseong: Massive wildfires that ravaged South Korea’s North Gyeongsang Province for a week were fully contained Friday, ...
South Korea wildfires kill at least 24, pilot killed as firefighting helicopter crashes
The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea's southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting ...
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...
Deadly Wildfires Destroy Historic Landmarks in South Korea
Wildfires in South Korea have resulted in deaths, turned an ancient Buddhist temple into ashes and forced the evacuation of ...
No Chinese casualties reported in fire at S. Korea's thermal power plant: Chinese Consulate-General in Gwangju
Located on the southeastern coast of Haiyan, Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant, which has the largest number of nuclear ...
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South Korea battles worst ever wildfires as death toll hits 28
The previous record was 24,000 hectares (59,000 acres) in a March 2000 fire. Sign up here. "We are nationally in a critical situation with numerous casualties ... said. South Korea relies on ...