Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Feb. 28, 2025, shows black smoke rising as buildings are ablaze amid a forest fire on a mountain in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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