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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 ...
Workers save Buddha statue as South Korea's wildfires raze ancient temple
Officials are racing to relocate priceless historic artifacts and protect Unesco-listed sites from the blazes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Century-old temples destroyed, UNESCO village evacuated: How South Korea wildfires have ignited a 'heritage disaster crisis'
South Korea is battling one of its worst wildfire crises in recent history, with massive infernos leaving the Gounsa Temple, ...
South Korea's centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins by unprecedented wildfires
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts ...
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Deadly South Korea Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples
An ancient Buddhist temple complex is among the structures burned in some of the worst wildfires ever to hit South Korea.
South Korea's 'worst-ever' wildfires leave at least 24 dead and thousands displaced
The death toll from multiple wildfires tearing through the southeastern region of South Korea rose to 24 on Wednesday, ...
Wildfires ravage southern South Korea, killing 18 people and destroying a 1,300-year-old temple
Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea's worst ever were ravaging the country's southern regions, killing 18 ...
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Residents in South Korea's Andong city told to evacuate as wildfires spread
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Officials in the South Korean city of Andong on Tuesday alerted residents to evacuate to safe areas ...
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Temple Burned, UNESCO Site Evacuated As South Korea Wildfires Spread
Gyeongbuk Seobu Cultural Heritage Care Center worker told AFP, saying that a giant gilded Buddha statue was too large to move so had been carefully covered. Hours later, an official at the Korea ...
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French lawmaker calls for U.S. to return Statue of Liberty
March 17 (UPI) --A French lawmaker says the United States should return New York's Statue of Liberty because ... completes two-week mission North Korea rejects G7 call for denuclearization ...