Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever kills at least 18 people, destroying more than 200 structures and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate.

Wildfires spread across South Korea's southeastern region on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of thousands of inmates from local prisons and causing residents to flee their homes.

South Korea is struggling to contain wildfires ravaging the country’s southeast after more than two dozen blazes broke out over the weekend, killing four people and forcing thousands to evacuate.