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Heat-related deaths in Korea nearly quadruple in five years, hitting older adults hardest

Heat-related deaths in Korea have nearly quadrupled in five years, with adults 60 and older accounting for more than seven in 10 victims.

2026.9.7

Investigators are seen outside an auto parts factory in Daedeok District, Daejeon, on March 22 after a fire broke out at the facility on March 20. [NEWS1]

Authorities believe deadly Daejeon factory fire started on first floor

A deadly fire at an auto parts factory in Daejeon on Friday is believed to have started on the first floor of the production building, as authorities continue their investigation into the cause of the blaze that left 14 dead and 60 more injured.

2026.3.22

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Sohn Ju-hwan, CEO of Anjun Industrial, left, and other executives of the company pay respects to the dead who were found inside an Anjun Industrial auto parts manufacturing factory after a fire broke out on March 20, at Daejeon City Hall on March 22. [NEWS1]

Head of Daejeon factory that burned down issues public apology, pledges support and cooperation

The head of a Daejeon factory that burned down Friday, leaving 14 dead and dozens more injured, issued a public apology on Saturday, promising full support for bereaved families and full cooperation with authorities in ongoing investigations.

2026.3.22

People commute along a busy road in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sept. 19, 2025 in this photo unrelated to the story. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Bus plunges off highway in Nepal, killing 19 and injuring 25

A packed bus on its way to Nepal's capital drove off a mountain highway early Monday, killing 19 people, including a British national, and leaving another 25 wounded.

2026.2.23

Military authorities are seen inspecting the site of a helicopter crash that killed two warrant officers in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi on Feb. 9. [NEWS1]

Two Army officers die in Gapyeong helicopter crash

Two warrant officers who were killed in the crash of a Cobra helicopter, an AH-1S, were recognized as having died in the line of duty, the Army announced Tuesday.

2026.2.10

Generalitat's firemen work at the place where a train crashed with a collapsed wall which fell to the via at Gelida city in Barcelona, Spain, on Jan. 20. [EPA/YONHAP]

Barcelona commuter train crashes, 2 days after deadly train collision in Spain

A Barcelona commuter train crashed Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish emergency services said, just two days after a separate deadly train collision killed at least 42 people in southern Spain and injured dozens more.

2026.1.21

Smoke rises as wildfires burn in forested areas near Concepcion, Chile, on Jan. 18. [AP/YONHAP]

Wildfires race across Chile, leaving 18 dead and forcing thousands to flee

Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 15 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave.

2026.1.19

Smoke rises from apartments after a major fire swept through several blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on Nov. 27. Hong Kong firefighters were scouring a still-burning apartment complex for hundreds of missing people on Nov. 27, a day after the blaze tore through the high-rises, killing at least 44. [AFP/YONHAP]

At least 83 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for second day

Firefighters battled for a second day to extinguish a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 83 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city's modern history.

2025.11.28

Three women dead after falling from Pyeongtaek apartment building, police investigating

Three women died after falling from an apartment building in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Wednesday morning, with police investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths on Thursday.

2025.11.27

A water tank at a land-based fish farm in Goseong County, South Gyeongsang, where three workers were found dead on Nov. 9, is seen on Nov. 10. [SOUTH GYEONGSANG FIRE DEPARTMENT]

Three workers found dead inside water tank at Goseong fish farm

Three workers were found dead inside a water tank at a land-based fish farm in Goseong County, South Gyeongsang, prompting a police investigation.

2025.11.10