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 ...

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 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. (Kyodo News via AP) ...

Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s prime minister and acting president, said the fires were the worst the country has seen in recent years and had caused “unprecedented damage.” ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings that ...

The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple in Uiseong County, a major Buddhist landmark, was among the dozens of buildings that have burned to the ground with its ceremonial bell the only piece appearing ...

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.

This year alone, 244 wildfires have been reported in South Korea, 2.4 times higher than the same period last year, according to Han, the country’s prime minister.

Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires Yonhap/Reuters via CNN Newsource Billowing smoke from a wildfire that ravaged homes in Andong ...