A combination of an aging society and a reliance on temporary workers meant older people were disproportionately on the ...

Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to rubble and ...

At least 27 people have died in what have grown into the largest wildfires in South Korea's history. Most of those who have ...

Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea’s worst-ever wildfires, authorities said today, as the death toll from the ...

South Korea's acting president Han Duck-soo says the damage is "snowballing" - with a 1,300-year-old temple among the ...

ANDONG: Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to ...

Many of South Korea's historic buildings are made of wood and clay, which is highly flammable. The blaze has also claimed the lives of farm animals and pets. People in rural South Korea often keep ...

At least two firefighters died and hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in South Korea on Saturday as emergen ...

Nearly 7,700 hectares have burned in three days in the southeast of the country, leaving four people dead and six injured.

South Korea is facing "snowballing damage ... There are mounting concerns about rural communities made up of largely elderly people and winds blowing the flames closer to more major urban hubs ...

At least two firefighters died and hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in South Korea on Saturday as emergency ...