00:00At least 18 people have died in wildfires sweeping across South Korea.
00:05Blazes in the country's southeast have injured at least 19 people in the last five days.
00:11Roads and railways have been blocked and swaths of forest consumed.
00:16Many buildings, including a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple, have been destroyed.
00:21Over 27,000 people were forced to evacuate.
00:24Nearly 9,000 firefighters are battling the inferno, but dry, windy conditions are hampering
00:30their efforts.
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