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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Vishwam Sankaran

Japan wildfire mapped: One dead and thousands evacuated as country battles largest fire in decades

At least one person has died and thousands have been evacuated as Japan fights record-breaking wildfires that continue to burn on the main island’s east coast.

The Ofunato wildfire, in Iwate prefecture, has more than doubled in size in the past three days to become Japan’s largest for 33 years, and as of Sunday covered about 1,800 hectares (4,500 acres).

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