• 2 days ago
Dozens dead and thousands evacuated in 'unprecedented' South Korea wildfires

Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate amidst some of the country's worst ever wildfires.

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00:00Wind-driven wildfires in the southern regions of South Korea have killed at least 18 people
00:07and forced thousands to evacuate. They were among the worst ever recorded in the country.
00:15Thousands of firefighters, soldiers and other personnel worked to extinguish the fires on
00:19Wednesday after strong winds caused them to spread overnight.
00:23An ancient Buddhist temple was destroyed as well as houses, factories and vehicles as
00:28the fires burned over 43,000 acres of land.

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