Workers save Buddha as S. Korea's wildfires raze ancient temple
At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a ...
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South Korea’s historic Gounsa Temple burns but Buddha statue survives
(Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) At South Korea’s thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with ... north side of the building razed to charred ...
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Workers save Buddha as S. Korea's wildfires raze ancient temple
At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a fire ... blaze found the north side of the building razed to charred rubble ...
Residents in South Korea's Andong city told to evacuate as wildfires spread
South Korean firefighters appear closer to containing the largest wildfires in the country's southeastern regions, after the ...
Dozens dead and injured in South Korean bushfires that also destroyed 1300-year-old temple
The Korea Forest Service said firefighters were fighting at least five active fires nationwide as of Wednesday morning.
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Wildfires ravage southern South Korea, killing 18 people and destroying a 1,300-year-old temple
A 1,300-year-old ... Gounsa, a temple built in the 7th century, according to officials from the Korea Heritage Service. Some of the temple’s treasures, including a stone Buddha statue, were ...
Huge South Korea wildfires kill 27 and threaten to destroy ancient temples
The area has been among the hardest hit by the fires. The 1,300-year-old Gounsa temple, which is located in Uiseong city, was ...
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At least 16 dead and 19 injured as wildfires ravage South Korea's southern regions
There were no immediate reports of injuries, and some of the temple’s national treasures, including a stone Buddha statue ... urged public vigilance as dry spring weather persists.
Huge South Korea wildfires kill dozens and torch ancient temples
The wildfires in South Korea, which started on 21 March and have killed at least 26 people, have since spread to cover more ...