Firefighters in northern Japan struggle to contain blazes as over 3,000 people evacuated

Firefighters in northern Japan struggle to contain blazes as over 3,000 people evacuated

More than 1,000 firefighters in northern Japan battled to contain two wildfires ​for a fourth straight day on Saturday, as the blazes pushed closer to residential areas and forced ‌more than 3,000 residents to evacuate.

Battle to contain Japan wildfires, 3000 evacuated

An area of Japan that lost nearly a tenth of its population in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami is now facing relentless threatening wildfires.

‘I hope it rains’: Japan battles wildfires, thousands evacuate

The affected area includes a coastal town that lost almost a tenth of its population during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Thousands evacuate in Japan as forest fires close in on homes

Fires have scorched more than 730 hectares since breaking out on Wednesday

Japan: Raging wildfires cause mass evacuations

More than 1,000 firefighters are battling two blazes in northern Japan, with some 3,000 people urged to leave their homes. The fires come as the country's winters become increasingly dry.