Editorial photo #13299125 Disaster and Accident
2025 South Korea Wildfire, After 1 Year
On February 10, 2026, in Yeongdeok, South Korea, the wind turbines, scorched black by the wildfire, stand amid the surrounding forest now being felled in the aftermath of destruction at the wind turbine complex in Yeongdeok, South Korea. On March 25, 2025, a wildfire ignites in Goesan-ri, Anpyeong-myeon, Uiseong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do. Burning for five days, it sweeps 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)
