South Korea Faces Unprecedented Wildfires: Faces Worst Blaze in Recorded History

At least 26 individuals have lost their lives in South Korea's most destructive wildfires on record, with scary flames that have spread rapidly over the past week, destroying hundreds of buildings, including two ancient Buddhist temples, authorities confirmed.

The Interior Ministry released an updated death report on early Thursday morning local time. The report also stated that the fires, which started last Friday, had scorched or were still spreading across 88,000 acres of land in the southeastern part of the country—double the earlier day's estimate.

The largest fire on record before this was in 2000, when fires ravaged 59,000 acres, which resulted in two deaths, according to government records.

Flames & smoke have damaged 317 structures across the whole region, the ministry reported. This includes the 2 temples, each more than 1,000 years old. Videos from local news outlets showed the fire surrounding & eventually engulfing them.

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