Wildfires in western Japan damage homes, force residents to evacuate in at least 2 areas
Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging homes as hundreds of firefighters battled the widening blaze in ...
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Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle worst forest blaze in decades
More than 2,000 firefighters, backed by military helicopters, are battling Japan’s biggest forest fire in three ... Footage from Ofunato on national broadcaster NHK showed orange flames close ...
Washington Times22d
Japan fights a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and caused hundreds to evacuate
TOKYO — Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares ...
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More than 1,200 evacuated as Japan forest fire continues to burn
Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a north-eastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel23d
Japan deploys nearly 1,700 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades ... Early morning footage from Ofunato on national broadcaster NHK showed orange flames close to buildings ...
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Firefighters from eastern Japan tackling Ofunato forest fire
OFUNATO, Iwate Prefecture--About 1,600 firefighters from 12 prefectures in eastern Japan were battling a forest fire here on the afternoon of Feb. 28. A total of about 1,200 hectares have been ...
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Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
More than 2,000 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades ... Morning footage from Ofunato on national broadcaster NHK showed orange flames close to buildings and ...