1 outlet
Japan evacuates thousands as hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires
Hundreds of firefighters were battling wildfires in the forests of northern Japan on Saturday, as authorities urged more than 3,200 people to evacuate their homes, government officials said. As of Saturday morning, blazes in the mountainous areas of Iwate region had burned about
First seen · 12:16 PM UTCApril 25, 2026
How it's being covered
Methodology →LeftCenterRight
0Left · 0%0Center-Left · 0%1Center · 100%0Center-Right · 0%0Right · 0%
Covering this story
Sorted left → right
Also on this date in history
All →2015
At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.
Disaster2014
The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.
Milestone2007
Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.
Milestone