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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.
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
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 2,100 hectares and has prompted the deployment of 2,000 firefighters. A deceased man was found,
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.
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 biggest wildfire in decades rages in Iwate, homes at risk
The fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture has forced residents to evacuate since breaking out Wednesday and spreading over a wide area toward the Pacific coast.
Thousands evacuated as Japan battles largest forest fire in decades
Thousands evacuated as Japan battles largest forest fire in decades More than 2,000 firefighters have been deployed to combat Japan’s largest forest fire in 30 years, which continues to burn near Ofunato in northern part of the country.
Thousands flee after Japan's biggest wildfire in decades
Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.
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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Japan's worst wildfire in half a century spreads
Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the ...
Japan still struggling to contain biggest wildfire in half a century
Unseasonable drier weather may be making the country more vulnerable to fires by leaving forests parched. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japanese firefighters struggle to contain biggest wildfire in 50 years
Residents have been instructed to evacuate, as more than 2,000 firefighters use helicopters and hoses to douse the flames ...
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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.
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 ...
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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 ...
Forest fire spreads in northeastern Japan
A wildfire in Japan prompts the local government to expand evacuation orders for nearly 4,600 people:: Japan Self Defense ...