TOKYO: More than 400 residents in northern Japan were urged to evacuate on Sunday over fears that a forest fire that has been blazing for two days could spread to residential areas.
Helicopters poured water for hours on the mountains around the city of Nanyo in Yamagata prefecture to douse the flames, but the operation was called off after dark with the fire still burning.'We're urging over 400 residents in the three districts' of the city to evacuate, an official in charge of the disaster response told Agence France-Presse .
helicopter carries water to help put out a spreading forest fire in the hills around the city of Nanyo, Yamagata prefecture, northern Japan on Sunday, May 5, 2024. There is a risk the fire will spread' to the residential area, she said, adding that firefighting efforts would resume on Monday morning.Footage from the Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, showed white smoke rising from the mountains.The northern city has been sweltering under higher-than-average temperatures and saw the mercury rise past 31 degrees on Sunday, private weather forecaster Weather News said.
City's Residents Urged To Leave Over Blaze
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