Situated on the eastern shore of South Korea rests an unassuming ... who has resided in Abai Village since 1951, when she was 10 years old. Having fled the north during the war with her mother ...

“The fire was so thick, he couldn’t see his way … he is the head of the village, he felt he should come back,” said his next-door neighbour, 71-year-old Moon Han-sick.