Wildfires in South Korea aren’t common, but since Friday, several have been blazing across parts of the country due to strong winds and dry conditions, destroying buildings and killing 27 people.

Light rain offered some relief to South Korean authorities tackling the country's worst wildfires on record, with exhausted firefighters making another push on Friday to contain blazes stretching 70 km (44 miles).

The death toll included a pilot who died after a helicopter crashed during efforts to contain wildfires in one of the areas hardest-hit.