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.

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple, houses, factories and vehicles were among the structures destroyed in the wildfires that have burned 43,330 acres and injured 19 people.

People survey the damage at Gounsa Temple in Uiseong, South Korea, on Wednesday, after raging wildfires destroyed more than 300 structures. Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap/AP ...

Many of the buildings at the temple complex, first built by monks in the year 681, burned to the ground this week as South Korea's largest wildfire ever swept through forests and towns, killing at ...

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Five days of wildfires, considered among South Korea’s worst, have left 28 people dead, destroyed more than 300 structures, and forced more than 28,000 residents to evacuate, according to officials.

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple, houses, factories and vehicles were among the structures destroyed in the wildfires that have burned 43,330 acres and injured 19 people.

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen from Japan's Kannonji temple in 2012, sits at Buseok Temple in Seosan, South Korea, Monday, May 5, 2025.

A bell is seen broken at the remains of the bell pavilion due to wildfires at Gounsa Temple in Uiseong, South Korea, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Credit: AP/Kim Do-hoon.