Wildfires in Japan's Okayama and Ehime prefectures have wreaked havoc, damaging homes and leading to evacuations as firefighters combat the blazes that erupted over the weekend. The fires have scorched approximately 370 hectares, and in Iwahari city, firefighters utilized helicopters to drop water on the flames engulfing large hillside trees. The situation escalated in Okayama, where a fire that ignited on Sunday has resulted in the destruction of five homes and prompted evacuation orders affecting hundreds of residents, as reported by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.
Wildfires have struck at least two areas in western Japan, causing damage to a number of homes and forcing dozens of residents to evacuate.
In Okayama, a fire that began Sunday afternoon has damaged five homes, prompting evacuation orders for several hundred residents in the affected district.
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