Japan fights a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and caused hundreds 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.
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's biggest wildfire in decades rages in Iwate Prefecture putting many homes at risk
A massive wildfire in northeastern Japan expanded Monday with over 2,100 hectares burned since last week, putting more homes at risk.
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.
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.
Wildfire in Iwate Prefecture in Japan burns about 1,200 hectares; more than 3,000 forced to evacuate due to fire spreading
Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire spread on Friday (Feb 28), and the number of helicopters being used to help put out the fire has increased to 16.
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 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,
Japan's worst wildfire in half a century spreads
The fire also follows Japan's hottest summer on record last year, as climate change pushes up temperatures worldwide. As of Tuesday morning, the wildfire had engulfed around 2,600 hectares, the fire and disaster management agency said -- over seven times the area of New York's Central Park.
Ofunato wildfires raging for 6 days, destroy 8% of city
Wildfires in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, went into their sixth day of destruction on Tuesday and have scorched ...
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Why the latest Iwate wildfire is so difficult to extinguish
The unusually dry weather, strong winds, the prefecture's mountainous terrain — as well as what's known as a fire cycle — ...
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Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years spreads
Firefighters on Tuesday were battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the ...
Iwate forest fire continues to spread; 2,100 hectares burned
A destructive and deadly wildfire entered its sixth day here, and authorities said there is still no end in sight.
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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Wildfire in Iwate rages on as unusually dry weather continues
Firefighters struggled to bring a wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, under control on Friday as it continued to rage ...
Students prepare for exams while evacuating from Iwate wildfire
With a wildfire still spreading here, some students such as Riku Kumagai are preparing for their high school entrance exams ...
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Japan Wildfire Scorches 5,200 Acres Of Forest, 1 Dead
Around 5,200 acres of land have burnt since the fire began on Thursday in the northeastern coastal area of Iwate prefecture ...