Over 900 hectares destroyed in Ehime and Okayama wildfires

[NHK] Regarding the forest fire in Minami-ku, Okayama City, Okayama City held a disaster countermeasure headquarters meeting at 1:00 pm on the 28th, and Mayor Masao Omori said that the fire was almost extinguished and that there was no sign of it spreading...

Ehime, Okayama Pref. Wildfires Still Not Contained on Day 5; Miyazaki Pref. Fire Brought Under Control on 2nd Day

The wildfires in Ehime and Okayama prefectures were still not contained on Thursday, while another wildfire in Miyazaki City had mostly been brought under control on Wednesday, the day after it broke out.

Over 900 hectares destroyed in Ehime and Okayama wildfires

In the Ehime city of Imabari, 417 hectares had been burned as of Wednesday, while the fire in the city of Okayama had swept through some 559 hectares.

Strong winds whip up western Japan wildfires; 15 buildings lost

Strong winds intensified out-of-control wildfires in two western Japan prefectures on Wednesday, burning through over a cumulative 900 hectares and leaving at least 15 buildings destroyed. The fire in Ehime Prefecture has burned over 410 hectares in Imabari and Saijo, engulfing seven houses and two warehouses. Meanwhile, in Okayama Prefecture,…

Strong winds whip up western Japan wildfires, 15 buildings lost

Strong winds intensify out-of-control wildfires in two western Japan prefectures, burning through over a cumulative 900 hectares and leaving at least 15 buildings destroyed.

Wildfires rage across Japan, over 600 hectares scorched

Evacuation orders issued as fires continue to threaten homes in multiple provinces - Anadolu Ajansı