South Korea's 'heartbreaking' wildfires expose super-aged society

Kim built her house in Chumok-ri village herself when she first moved there from the city but, like most houses in the area, it was totally destroyed by the blazes that killed 28 people. "My heart feels like it's going to burst even now speaking about it," she told AFP. Wildfires tore through much of the southeast over the past week, destroying an ancient temple and priceless national treasures, threatening UNESCO-listed villages and burning numerous small villages to the ground. The inferno has...