Japan is grappling with its largest wildfire in more than three decades, as a blaze continues to devastate the forested area of Ofunato, a coastal city on the east coast of Japan's main island. The wildfire,

The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents.

Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.

According to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency, the fire first broke out on Wednesday, and the authorities are still working to control the flame in the region

Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.

Firefighters from around eastern Japan have joined in the effort to slow the largest forest fire in Japan in 30 years after it has burned nearly 3,000 acres of forest in the Iwate prefecture from Tuesday into Friday.

The largest wildfire in Japan in more than 30 years is continuing to rage in the north of the country. At least one person is reported to have died in the blaze.

Japan was battling its largest wildfire in more than three decades on Saturday, one of several blazes that have killed one person and forced the evacuation of more than a thousand. Flames are estimated to have spread over about 1,