Five U.S. Army helicopters slung with firefighting gear pitched in this week to help curb the worst wildfires in South Korea’s history, according to U.S. Forces Korea. Most of the fires were extinguished Saturday after burning nearly 120,

The death toll in the wildfires raging across South Korea's southeastern region rose to 24 and the pilot of a firefighting helicopter was killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, as the country battles some of its worst forest fires in decades.

U.S. Army helicopters will be dispatched to combat the cluster of wildfires ravaging the Gyeongsang region, the Korean government disclosed Thursday.

A combination of an aging society and a reliance on temporary workers meant older people were disproportionately on the frontlines tackling South Korea's devastating wildfires this week - and paid a disproportionate price.

Light rain offers 'a little help' for firefighters as they battle South Korea's wildfires, officials say:: Korea Forest Service:: Yeongyang, South Korea:: March 27, 2025At least 28 people have died and more than 111,

Deadly wildfires raging in South Korea left residents distraught as they assessed the damage to their homes, many having lost everything. South Korean authorities called the blazes the country’s worst natural fire disaster with at least 26 people killed and historic temples incinerated.

Authorities believe the wildfires started by accident from human activity, but the main drivers of the devastation are dry land, and strong gusts sweeping over inland regions. The high concentration of pine forest in North Gyeongsang province,

This is a centuries-old Buddhist temple before and after South Korea’s devastating wildfires:: Jogyesa:: March 28, 2025:: June, 2016:: Uiseong, South Korea Many of the buildings at the Gounsa temple complex,

South Korean authorities have contained the main blazes in the country's largest forest fire on record, a minister said on Friday, as rain and better weather allowed more helicopters to fly and dump water,