Japan fighting its biggest wildfire in decades

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Japan’s biggest wildfire in more than 30 years continues to rage, with at least 2,100 hectares scorched and one fatality reported so far. The blaze on the outskirts of Ofunato in Iwate prefecture is the fourth to hit the region since February 19, 2025. At least 84 buildings have been destroyed in the area on the northeast coast of Japan’s main island, where the local government has ordered nearly 4,600 people to evacuate.

30년 만에 발생한 일본 최대 산불은 지금까지 최소 2,100헥타르가 불에 탔고 1명이 사망한 것으로 보고되는 등 계속해서 분노하고 있습니다. 이와테현 오후나토 외곽에서 발생한 화재는 2025년 2월 19일 이후 이 지역을 강타한 네 번째 화재입니다. 일본 본섬 북동쪽 해안 지역에서는 최소 84채의 건물이 파괴되었으며, 현지 정부는 약 4,600명에게 대피 명령을 내렸습니다.​

Transcription:

A wildfire continues to spread in norther eastern Japan.

It is the biggest forest fire in thecountry over 30 years.

Two thousand one hundred, the number of hectares burned so far by the wildfire in Japan.

Four thousand six hundred, the estimated number of people evacuated.

One fatality has been reported amid the 4th such fire to hit the region since February 19.

Climate analysts blame the fires on a dry winter amid erratic weather patterns.

Experts warn that climate change could make wildfires more common in the country.

일본 북동부에서 산불이 계속 확산되고 있습니다.

전문가들은 기후 변화로 인해 산불이 더 흔해질 수 있다고 경고합니다. 

Questions:

1. How many hectares have been scorched by Japan’s biggest wildfire in more than 30 years?

2. Where is the wildfire currently occurring, and what major event has prompted evacuations in the area?

3. As of the latest report, how many buildings have been destroyed due to the wildfire, and how many people have been ordered to evacuate?​​