### [2026-05-2](/feed/2026/05/2/index.md)

##### 2026 Ōtsuchi wildfires
# Wildfires in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, are brought under control after burning about 1,600 hectares for 11 days, marking one of the country's largest fires in decades. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Dawn](https://www.dawn.com/news/1997187)

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