Acrid atmosphere: Houses burning in a village after being engulfed by a wildfire fuelled by strong winds in Uiseong. — AP
DEADLY wildfires in the country worsened overnight, officials said, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of South Korea’s worst-ever fire outbreaks.
More than a dozen different blazes broke out last weekend, with the safety minister reporting thousands of hectares burned and four people killed.
