A centuries-old Buddhist temple has been destroyed as South Korea struggles to contain ‘unprecedented’ wildfires ravaging the country’s southeast that have killed at least 18 people and threaten several UNESCO-listed heritage sites.

At least 18 people have died as multiple wildfires rage across South Korea's southeastern region, with thousands of firefighters aided by the military deployed in a bid to contain one of the country's worst forest fires in decades.

Videos show the Unramsa Temple ablaze after unprecedented wildfires made worse by wind swept through South Korea, killing at least 24 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing 27,000 res