Japan can indicate as a “severe catastrophe” as a record fire for the eighth day

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba considered declaring the country's largest running fire for decades as a “severe disaster”, since the fire continued to grow on the eighth day and reduced almost 3,000 hectares of land to ashes.

Since last week, the Prefecture of OFUNATO, the Prefecture of Iwate, in which almost 4,111 people, almost 13 percent of the city's population on Wednesday at 7 a.m., have been in fire fighting processes.

At least 84 houses burned down or were damaged and one person died in the fire.

More than 2,000 soldiers and firefighters were used from all over the country.

However, a 15-day drying magic ended for the first time in the city when a considerable amount of rain hope that the fire would soon be wiped out.

The Morioka Regional Meteorological Observatory recorded rain and snow on Wednesday morning at 4 a.m., and some areas have been rain for the first time in 16 days.

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Mr. Ishiba said on Wednesday that, according to Nippon.com, you will consider describing the forest fires as heavy disasters.

“We will make sure that we react quickly and appropriately so that disaster victims feel comfortable and financial burdens are small for local governments,” said Ishiba at a meeting of the House of Council's household committee, the upper chamber of the diet.

He said a decision could be made as soon as the progress is made in the treatment of the fire.

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According to the authorities, almost 2900 hectares – about 9 percent of the total area of ​​the city – have increased more and increased to 300 hectares more in the last 24 hours.

The prefecture government said 19 helicopters, including eight large helicopters from helicopter and disaster prevention from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, should carry out fire brigade depending on the weather conditions.

In the meantime, firefighters continued to fight the fire on the ground.

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Unusually dry winter and strong winds have contributed to the fact that forest fires spread faster in the region. It is the country's largest running fire since at least 1992 when a fire burned almost 1,000 hectares (2500 acres) on the northern Hokkaido island.

In the southern coastal areas from 15 consecutive days, dry weather was advised. It was raised in front of the rain on Tuesday evening, which brought people a break.

“I was hoping for rain. I hope the fire will be brought under control, ”said a 78-year-old man who lived in the city in the Sanriku Community Center The Japan News.

The record forest fires came when Japan had his driest February in over two decades.