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Japan wildfire mapped: One dead and thousands evacuated as country battles largest fire in decades
The Japan Times reported that this is the country’s largest wildfire since at least 1992, when a blaze burned nearly 1,000 hectares (2500 acres) on the northern island of Hokkaido. The disaster has ...
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Japan wildfire mapped: One dead and thousands evacuated as country battles largest fire in decades
The Ofunato wildfire, in Iwate prefecture, has more than doubled in size in the past three days to become Japan’s largest for 33 years, and as of Sunday covered about 1,800 hectares (4,500 acres).