Charred, black ruins at South Korea's Gounsa temple stood in stark contrast to the kaleidoscope of colours that are a trademark of the country's historic palaces and Buddhist temples.

Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea ... the temple. He said that monks and the Buddhist faithful managed to move the temple’s third “treasure,” a stone Buddha statue ...

Residents of a UNESCO-listed village were ordered to evacuate while a historic Buddhist temple was burned ... the third largest in South Korea's history, with acting Interior and Safety Minister ...

Andong, South Korea - At South Korea’s thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a fire-retardant blanket. Hours later much of the temple ...

SEOUL, South ... Gounsa, a temple built in the 7th century, according to officials from the Korea Heritage Service. Some of the temple’s treasures, including a stone Buddha statue, were ...

By Jin Yu Young At least 26 people have died in the worst wildfires on record in South Korea ... the Gounsa temple, including a stone Buddha statue, had been removed before the fire reached ...

ANDONG, South Korea (Reuters) - Charred, black ruins at South Korea's Gounsa temple stood on Thursday ... including Buddha statues. At least 1,566 relics were moved from major temples, including ...

SEOUL, South ... Gounsa, a temple built in the 7th century, according to officials from the Korea Heritage Service. Some of the temple's treasures, including a stone Buddha statue, were evacuated ...

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple, houses, factories and vehicles ... and the city of Ulsan, according to South Korea's Interior Ministry. Earlier on Tuesday, officials had said firefighters ...