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Japan's Biggest Wildfire In Three Decades Forces Hundreds To Evacuate, 84 Homes Damaged
Hundreds of residents in the northern Japanese city of Ofunato have been forced to evacuate their homes as firefighters battle to contain the country's biggest forest fire in three decades. The blaze has burnt about 2,
Japan fights forest fire that has forced 1,200 people to evacuate
Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city.
Thousands evacuated from Ofunato wildfire – Japan’s largest in decades: All you need to know
Over 1,200 residents have sought refuge in temporary shelters such as school gymnasiums, while another 2,000 have taken shelter with friends or relatives.
Thousands flee as wildfire spreads across Ofunato, homes destroyed: What is happening in Japan?
A massive forest fire has engulfed parts of Ofunato, a northeastern coastal city in Japan, damaging dozens of homes and forcing thousands to evacuate. The fire, which began last Wednesday, has now spread across approximately 2,
Inferno in Ofunato: Japan’s worst wildfire in decades forces thousands to evacuate
A massive wildfire has devastated Ofunato in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture, damaging over 80 buildings and forcing mass evacuations. Military helicopters have been deployed to combat the raging flames, as thick smoke engulfs the mountainous region.
Catastrophic Forest Fire Forces Mass Evacuations in Ofunato
A fierce forest fire in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, has destroyed homes and prompted evacuations of hundreds of residents. Over 2,100 hectares have burned since the fire's onset. A man was found dead,
Japan's worst wildfire in half a century is spreading
Firefighters were battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 residents. White smoke billowed from a forested area around the northern city of Ofunato, aerial TV footage showed, five days after the blaze began after record low rainfall.
Biggest wildfire in decades burning in Japan
It has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate in the north eastern coastal city of Ofunato.
Japanese evacuees worry as worst wildfire in decades burns
Thousands of residents in Japan were evacuated on Monday (March 3), after a wildfire spread to become the biggest fire in decades in the country, according to a local media report. Aerial footage aired by local broadcasters showed heavy white smoke rising and fires blazing at night from a forested area,
Thousands flee as Japan’s biggest wildfire in decades rages on
An area of at least 2,100 hectares in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, has been destroyed by the blaze. At least one person has died.
Thousands evacuated as Japan's biggest fire in decades continues to burn
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades. At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more than 5,200 acres around the northern Japanese city of Ofunato since Thursday,
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Japan's worst wildfire in half a century spreads
TOKYO: Firefighters were Tuesday (Mar 4) battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and ...
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Inferno in Ofunato: Japan Battles Devastating Forest Fire
A massive forest fire in Ofunato, Japan, has damaged over 84 homes and forced 1,200 residents to evacuate. The fire covers ...
Japan Fights Its Largest Wildfire in More Than 30 Years
The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for ...
Rainfall expected in wildfire-hit city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan
Weather officials in Japan forecast it will rain in the wildfire-hit city of Ofunato from Wednesday through Thursday.
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Yokohama firefighters drop water from helicopter on blazes in Japan’s Ofunato
Yokohama City firefighters deploy to Japan's northeastern region to reinforce against raging fires in Ofunato. Video credit: ...
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Over 2,000 firefighters battle Japan blaze
The fire near the city of Ofunato has burned through some 2,100 hectares (5,200 acres) since Thursday, the Fire and ...
Wildfire in northeastern Japan: Damage seen spreading in Ofunato's Akasakicho
Firefighters are struggling to contain blazes in the forest around the city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan. Officials say ...