Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said Thursday, as residents expressed relief the smoke was gone.

“It didn’t rain or snow at all this year... Thank goodness, it rained today, though. I can only hope it will help contain the situation,” the seaweed and scallop farmer told AFP. Japan ...

Rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a century, officials said Thursday, as ...

The blaze had raged around the northern city of Ofunato for more than a week Officials said Thursday that rain appears to have halted the spread of Japan's worst wildfire in more than half a ...

"It didn't rain or snow at all this year... Thank goodness it rained today though. I can only hope it will help contain the situation," the seaweed and scallop farmer said. Japan endured its ...

It has engulfed around 2,900 hectares -- over eight times the area of New York City's Central Park -- making it Japan's largest wildfire since at least 1975, when 2,700 hectares burnt in Kushiro in ...

OFUNATO, Japan: Japan battled its worst wildfire in ... told AFP. "It didn't rain or snow at all this year ... Thank goodness it rained today though. I can only hope it will help contain the ...

OFUNATO: Japan battled its worst wildfire in half a ... told AFP. "It didn't rain or snow at all this year... Thank goodness it rained today though. I can only hope it will help contain the ...

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