At least 24 people have been killed as multiple wildfires continue to ravage South Korea’s south-east region. More than 23,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. Similar to other instances of severe wildfires over recent months, these fires are fueled by strong winds and dry weather, uncommon to the area. The current fires are already the deadliest in the country’s history, there have been 244 wildfires this year - 2.4 times more than the same period last year.