Temple burned, Unesco-site evacuated as South Korea wildfires spread


The wildfires have so far affected approximately 14,694ha, with damage continuing to grow. - Photo: Reuters

UISEONG, (South Korea): Inhabitants of a Unesco-listed village were ordered to evacuate while a historic Buddhist temple was burned to the ground as South Korea scrambled to contain worsening wildfires, which are tearing across the country's southeast.

More than a dozen different blazes broke out over the weekend, with four people killed as dry windy weather hampered efforts to contain one of the country's worst-ever fire outbreaks, prompting the government to transfer thousands of prisoners.

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