Smoke and flames rise in the fourth district of the village of Guryong, the last remaining slum in Seoul, in the capital's Gangnam Ward on Jan. 16, 2026, after it broke out around 5:00 a.m. the same ...

The city wants to redevelop a shantytown in Gangnam district, where hundreds are defying eviction, fighting for a right to own a home in an area notorious for the exorbitant cost of housing. seoul ...

Jan 20 (Reuters) - A blaze swept through one of the last remaining shanty towns in the South Korean capital of Seoul on Friday, destroying 60 homes and forcing authorities to evacuate about 500 people ...