Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country's worst natural fire disaster with at least 27 people killed and historic temples incinerated.

Multiple wildfires raging across South Korea’s southern regions for days forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes.

The wildfires have burned 35,810 hectares (88,488 acres) of land in the southeast, the government’s disaster response center said in a report Thursday. Observers say that's the