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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 southeastern part of the country last week, the National Police Agency said Monday.

BBC · 5d

Huge South Korea wildfires kill 27 and threaten to destroy ancient temples

At least 27 people have died in what have grown into the largest wildfires in South Korea's history. Most of those who have lost their lives were in their 60s and 70s - in other words, those who struggled to escape the fast-moving infernos.

The New York Times · 5d

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 residents of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

6don MSN

Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed as ‘unprecedented’ South Korea wildfires leave at least 24 dead

A centuries-old Buddhist temple has been destroyed as South Korea struggles to contain ‘unprecedented’ wildfires ravaging the ...

South Korea’s centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins by unprecedented wildfires

Wildfires in South Korea's southern regions have left 24 people dead and destroyed more than 300 structures, including large ...

Smithsonian Magazine5d

South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages

One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...

CNN6d

Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires

South Korea redeployed ... contain “unprecedented” deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country’s southeast, destroying a centuries-old Buddhist temple. The helicopter crashed while ...

Artnet News6d

Deadly South Korea Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples

An ancient Buddhist temple complex is among the structures burned in some of the worst wildfires ever to hit South Korea.

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