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Japan: Wild Fire: 2025/02/26
GLIDE: WF-2025-000021-JPN
| Period | 2025/02/26 |
|---|---|
| Country or District | Japan |
| Event Type | Wild Fire |
| Outline | Japan was battling its largest wildfire in more than three decades on 1 March 2025, one of several blazes that have killed one person and forced the evacuation of more than a thousand. Flames are estimated to have spread over about 1,200 hectares in the forest of Ofunato in the northern region of Iwate since fire broke out on 26 February, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. |
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Report/Articles
NHK World 2025/03/03
Forest fires continue to spread in northeastern Japan.
The Japan Times 2025/03/03
The wildfire in Iwate Prefecture is quickly becoming one of the largest in decades, destroying 2,100 hectares of land, so far, in the past five days.