Forest fire in northeastern Japan

Forest fire in northeastern Japan

People at a port in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 7, 2025, gaze at an area where a forest fire broke out on Feb. 26, as a helicopter carries water to extinguish it. Local authorities said an evacuation order for 957 people in part of the city was lifted the same day, as the risk of the further spread of the fire abated in some areas, while it remained in place for 3,639 people in other areas of the city.

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