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,

Wildfires in South Korea fueled by high winds and dry weather have killed at least two dozen people and forced almost 30,000 to evacuate.

The death toll includes the pilot of a firefighting helicopter that crashed in South Korea’s Uiseong county while battling wildfires in the region.

Multiple wildfires raging across South Korea’s southern regions for days forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes.

Rain and cooler temperatures are helping South Korean fire crews as they battle the country's worst-ever wildfires.

Fierce winds and dry conditions triggered dozens of wildfires across South Korea in March 2025, prompting evacuations and a massive firefighting response. Satellite images captured dramatic smoke plumes rising from regions like Uiseong and Sancheong counties,

Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said Tuesday, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country's worst-ever fire outbreaks.

At least 27 people have died in what have grown into the largest wildfires in South Korea's history. Most of those who have lost their lives were in their 60s and 70s - in other words, those who struggled to escape the fast-moving infernos.