Japan: Wildfires Rage in Okayama and Ehime Prefectures, Evacuations Ordered 3
Wildfires are raging in Ehime and Okayama prefectures in western Japan.
In Okayama Prefecture, a forest fire broke out in Minami Ward, Okayama City, on Sunday, March 23. Evacuation orders were issued, and the burned area expanded to approximately 250 hectares as of Monday, 7:00 a.m. local time. No injuries have been reported.
Also on Sunday, March 23, a fire broke out in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture, on northwestern Shikoku Island, and spread to 128 hectares by Monday morning. Local reports indicate a firefighter sustained a minor injury.
- Product Code
- ILEA004212180
- Registered date
- 2025/3/24 20:47:46
- Media size
- 1280 × 720 pixel
- Deployment size
- 34.25(MB)*
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Video Recording Date/Time: March 24, Ehime Prefecture, NOTE: Looped video
Video Location: National Route 196 in Nagasawa, 2025 at about 16:30h, Imabari
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