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.

At the picturesque Hahoe Folk Village, a Unesco World Heritage Site, the authorities deployed retardant and other measures in a desperate attempt to save its thatch-roof buildings nestled on a ...

home to the Hahoe folk village — a UNESCO World Heritage Site founded around the 14th-15th century. Hikers were advised to leave the scenic Jiri Mountain as another fire spread closer.

Other sites popular with visitors to South Korea are under threat, including the picturesque, UNESCO-listed Hahoe Folk Village. The inferno travelled 51km in just 12 ours on Wednesday prompting ...

In recent days, the wildfires have spread across the Uiseong area and reached dangerously close to the historic Hahoe Folk Village in Andong, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Residents of the village ...

On Wednesday night, strong winds and smoke-filled skies forced authorities in the south-eastern city of Andong to order evacuations in two villages, including Puncheon, home to the Hahoe folk village ...

On Wednesday night, strong winds and smoke-filled skies forced authorities in the southeastern city of Andong to order evacuations in two villages, including Puncheon, home to the Hahoe folk village — ...

Firefighters are struggling to contain the wildfires, which continue to grow rapidly in size, fuelled by strong winds.

HELICOPTERS dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea on Thursday, March 27, 2025, as authorities struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfire ...