Japan deploys firefighters to battle raging wildfires
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-26 03:51 UTC
- Sources: The Hindu
Japan deployed 1,400 firefighters to combat raging wildfires in the north, which threaten residential districts of Otsuchi and have consumed over 3,393 acres.
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