Editorial photo #13299122 Disaster and Accident
2025 South Korea Wildfire, After 1 Year
On February 10, 2026, in Uiseong, South Korea, residents who lost their houses to the wildfire temporarily reside in mobile homes near Gounsa Temple in Uiseong, South Korea. On March 25, 2025, a wildfire ignites in Goesan-ri, Anpyeong-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It burns for five days, sweeping through four cities, devastating 994.9 square kilometers of forest, and destroying 4,458 homes. The disaster results in 28 deaths and 32 injuries. Although a year has passed since the fire is fully extinguished, the enormity of the affected area makes recovery progress slow. (Photo by Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto)
