2026-05-2 c39d868347897f5224be1eab60c847b569bad17e 18 2026 Ōtsuchi wildfires 1 /wiki/2026%20otsuchi%20wildfires Iwate Prefecture 37 /wiki/iwate%20prefecture Japan 71 /wiki/japan Wildfire 2 /wiki/wildfire Ōtsuchi 14 /wiki/otsuchi,%20iwate 2026 Ōtsuchi wildfires Iwate Prefecture Japan Wildfire Ōtsuchi 2026 Ōtsuchi wildfires 2026-04-26 db8bf5ace7fc9bede25a525b32c6402df1f8e910 /feed/2026/04/26/japan-deploys-1400-firefighters-to-fight-wildfires-in-otsuchi-iwate-prefecture-tohoku-region-another-two-wildfires-h Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region. Another two wildfires have been spotted in Nagaoka and Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, lastly one wildfire has been spotted in Kitakata City, Fukushima Prefecture. 1777225090 2026-04-26 3cb6d6bd7e4887102104fb8638a64814a3681192 /feed/2026/04/26/japan-deploys-1400-firefighters-to-fight-wildfires-in-the-northern-tohoku-region Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in the northern Tōhoku region. 1777217888 2026-04-26 56c0867da882658744bd7d30cd260fade65bcbc8 20 Iwate Prefecture Japan Ōtsuchi 3 /feed/2026/04/26/japan-deploys-1400-firefighters-to-fight-wildfires-in-otsuchi-iwate-prefecture-tohoku-region-another-three-wildfires Japan deploys 1,400 firefighters to fight wildfires in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region. Another three wildfires have been spotted in Nagaoka and Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, and Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture. 2026-04-25 78ce0e0ed12ba15db3dcd275a1acb1ac48c14e34 /feed/2026/04/25/more-than-1000-firefighters-are-deployed-and-3000-people-are-evacuated-from-their-homes-in-otsuchi-iwate-japan-as-t More than 1,000 firefighters are deployed and 3,000 people are evacuated from their homes in Ōtsuchi, Iwate, Japan, as two wildfires continue to grow in the region. 1777297111 2026-04-25 b3e695030274a0390295cc9a8de639c1ca897b2b 37 Japan Wildfire Ōtsuchi 3 /feed/2026/04/25/more-than-1000-firefighters-are-deployed-and-3000-people-are-evacuated-from-their-homes-in-otsuchi-iwate-japan-as More than 1,000 firefighters are deployed and 3,000 people are evacuated from their homes in Ōtsuchi, Iwate, Japan, as two wildfires continue to grow in the region. 2026-04-22 8ed77c0103ad71fe8ec9a492bcafcd689c04e5d6 /feed/2026/04/22/two-wildfire-broke-out-in-otsuchi-iwate-japan Two wildfire broke out in Ōtsuchi, Iwate, Japan. 1777397930 2026-04-22 76e298a6def1a6647511895ac40af11b8def4e21 21 Wildfire Ōtsuchi 2 /feed/2026/04/22/two-wildfires-broke-out-in-otsuchi-iwate-japan Two wildfires broke out in Ōtsuchi, Iwate, Japan. 2025-09-29 0f7dd8ce14b91659a7f4d7769ebbaa07535ec416 /feed/2025/09/29/namibia-deploys-540-soldiers-to-contain-wildfires-that-have-burned-more-than-770000-hectares-or-about-a-third-of-etosh Namibia deploys 540 soldiers to contain wildfires that have burned more than 770,000 hectares, or about a third of Etosha National Park, along with surrounding land. 1759241889 2025-09-29 16636837532aef6d7e3fd32bb24bec8b65ba9816 17 Wildfire 1 /feed/2025/09/29/namibia-deploys-540-soldiers-to-contain-wildfires-that-have-burned-more-than-770000-ha-abbr-on-about-a-third-of-etosha Namibia deploys 540 soldiers to contain wildfires that have burned more than 770,000 ha abbr=on, about a third of Etosha National Park, along with surrounding land. 2024-09-1 93580b1755dcacb3f96a979fad775696fd4401cd /feed/2024/09/1/the-number-of-august-fires-in-the-amazon-rainforest-reaches-its-highest-number-in-fourteen-years-at-38266-fire-hotspots The number of August fires in the Amazon rainforest reaches its highest number in fourteen years at 38,266 fire hotspots as a result of an ongoing drought across South America. 1725244652 2024-09-1 99b1bfb669b49b3cab24926b05964a494bc598aa 16 Wildfire 1 /feed/2024/09/1/the-number-of-wildfires-in-the-amazon-rainforest-reaches-its-highest-number-in-fourteen-years-at-38266-fire-hotspots-as The number of wildfires in the Amazon rainforest reaches its highest number in fourteen years at 38,266 fire hotspots as a result of an ongoing drought in South America. 2024-08-6 ed544379f45b5035824e23ea239f723a8fffc984 12 Iwate Prefecture Japan 2 /feed/2024/08/6/japanese-whaling-company-kyodo-senpaku-announces-the-country-s-first-fin-whale-kill-in-fifty-years-off-the-coast-of-iwat Japanese whaling company Kyodo Senpaku announces the country's first fin whale kill in fifty years off the coast of Iwate Prefecture. 2023-08-10 ccf556da6d1ee25dfffbda95056b124fefd9b2e2 /feed/2023/08/10/the-death-toll-from-the-wildfires-increases-to-53-all-in-the-town-of-lahaina-in-western-maui-united-states The death toll from the wildfires increases to 53, all in the town of Lahaina in western Maui, United States. 1691720850 2023-08-10 9f8ff6f21797cedd7d0b408c35718279509ae33e /feed/2023/08/10/the-death-toll-from-the-wildfires-increases-to-36-all-from-the-town-of-lahaina-in-western-maui The death toll from the wildfires increases to 36, all from the town of Lahaina in western Maui. 1691704867 2023-08-10 47349cb42d8ca88ca26f915ba1bf45a7f4f299b1 /feed/2023/08/10/the-death-toll-from-the-wildfires-in-hawaii-us-increases-to-36-all-from-the-city-of-lahaina The death toll from the wildfires in Hawaii, U.S., increases to 36, all from the city of Lahaina. 1691676055 2023-08-10 bf718dd99718c5a3b65e615f656378aa2e8e01e3 /feed/2023/08/10/the-death-toll-from-the-wildfires-in-hawaii-increases-to-36-all-from-the-city-of-lahaina The death toll from the wildfires in Hawaii increases to 36, all from the city of Lahaina. 1691668854 2023-08-10 a45050ecc18c2d956bc25c75634ba326ee785cd1 10 Wildfire 1 /feed/2023/08/10/the-death-toll-from-the-wildfires-increases-to-53-all-in-the-town-of-lahaina-in-western-maui-hawaii-united-states The death toll from the wildfires increases to 53, all in the town of Lahaina in western Maui, Hawaii, United States. 2018-04-7 4ed48364e73cc6439abd13475f2b8fb55fe44801 14 Japan 1 /feed/2018/04/7/japan-activates-a-2100-member-amphibious-rapid-deployment-brigade-its-first-marine-force-since-world-war-ii Japan activates a 2,100-member Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, its first marine force since World War II. 2014-01-17 62b09c756542d2ec9c68fca87db9d953e5b69658 10 Wildfire 1 /feed/2014/01/17/bushfires-in-the-australian-state-of-victoria-claim-at-least-one-life-with-towns-in-the-grampians-national-park-region-e Bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria claim at least one life with towns in the Grampians National Park region evacuated. 2010-09-22 d1307c8e912b1fd1a8fb60f9aca932dc89f4b053 12 Japan 1 /feed/2010/09/22/china-threatens-japan-with-further-action-if-the-latter-does-not-release-a-chinese-fishing-captain-detained-near-the-d China threatens Japan with "further action" if the latter does not release a Chinese fishing captain detained near the disputed Senkaku Islands. /feed/2026/05/2/wildfires-in-otsuchi-iwate-prefecture-japan-are-brought-under-control-after-burning-about-1600-hectares-for-11-days AFP via ''Dawn 2 b5208c95335b5cb956bf06bcfe79b3d2c666649a 5 https://www.dawn.com/news/1997187 2026 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.