In Pictures: Wildfires rage in South Korea
At least 26 people have died and historic temples have been destroyed.
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Korea Forest Service personnel observing a wildfire from the side of a road in Andong, South Korea, on March 27, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
A damaged temple bell amid debris at Gounsa temple after a wildfire devastated the area, in Uiseong, South Korea, on March 27, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Madam Kun Yeong-nam, 72, using her mobile phone near her burnt house – where she had lived for 52 years – after a wildfire devastated the area, in Uiseong, South Korea, on March 27, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A burnt service station near an expressway after it was engulfed by a wildfire on the previous day, in Cheongsong, South Korea, on March 27, 2025.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Maritime police officers cleaning up oil that leaked from a burnt fishing boat at a port in Yeongdeok, South Korea, on March 26, 2025.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Small fires burning among debris after most buildings were burned to the ground in a wildfire at Gounsa temple, in Uiseong, South Korea, on March 26, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
A man drawing water from the Anmangcheon River to extinguish embers among the debris after a wildfire burned down his property in Uiseong, South Korea, on March 26, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
People resting in a shelter in Yeongyang, South Korea, on March 26, 2025, after a wildfire devastated parts of the county.
PHOTO: REUTERS
People queueing to receive supplies at a shelter in Yeongyang, South Korea, on March 26, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Officials wrapping a Buddha statue in a fire-retardant blanket to protect it from a wildfire in Gounsa temple, in Uiseong, South Korea, on March 25, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Smoke and flames rising from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on March 25, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A man talking to his son on the phone in front of his home as wildfires burned in Uiseong, South Korea, on March 24, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
