South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after ... destroying a centuries-old Buddhist temple. The helicopter crashed while working to contain a fast-spreading fire in Uiseong County ...

South Koreans Mourn Historic Temple Burnt by Wildfire, Race to Save Others By Nicoco Chan and Hongji Kim ANDONG, South Korea (Reuters) - Charred, black ruins at South Korea's Gounsa temple stood ...

Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple, ruining two of its three state-designated “treasures.” ...

A centuries-old Buddhist temple has been destroyed as South Korea struggles to contain ‘unprecedented’ wildfires ravaging the country’s southeast that have killed at least 18 people.The ...

considered one of South Korea’s worst, have left 24 people dead, destroyed more than 200 structures and forced 27,000 people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. The Gounsa temple was ...

Houses burn in a village after being engulfed by a wildfire fueled by strong winds in Uiseong, South Korea on Monday. The blaze in Uiseong destroyed Gounsa, a temple built in the 7th century ...