Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever ravaged the country’s southern regions, killing 18 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday.

Wildfires ravage southern South Korea, killing 18 people

Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever ravaged the country’s southern regions, killing 18 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday.