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Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to tackle northern wildfires

source: Wildfires -> target: Residents of Otsuchi / Japanese authorities

On 2026-04-26, wildfires continued burning in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, after expanding to 1,373 hectares. Japan deployed 1,400 firefighters and 100 Self-Defense Force personnel as the blazes threatened residential districts and prompted evacuation orders for 1,541 households.

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