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Fire and Disaster Management Agency
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Otsuchi wildfire crisis deepens: Japan mobilises 1,400 firefighters as Iwate blazes burn 1,373 hectares
Japan has 1,400 firefighters battling Otsuchi wildfires in Iwate, but dry winds are outpacing containment as a town once flattened by tsunami evacuates again.
Ōita wildfire destroys 170 homes in Japan’s Kyushu region: What caused the fast-moving blaze?
Discover how the fire in Ōita, Japan destroyed 170 homes and forced mass evacuations—and what it means for wildfire risk and urban resilience.