Tokyo, March 3, 2025 (AFP) - Japan deploys nearly 1,700 firefighters to tackle forest blaze

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2025-03-03

Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory. One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate, which follows record low rainfall in the area and last year's hottest summer on record across Japan. The fire near the city of Ofunato has burned through some 2,100 hectares (5,200 acres) since Thursday, the F......

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