Wildfires spread in western Japan, SDF joins firefighting efforts

Firefighting efforts continued Monday against wildfires in two western Japan prefectures, with local governments at one point ordering a total of more than 3,000 residents to evacuate.The Ground Self-Defense Force has deployed 14 helicopters to spray water over the blazes and to engage in other disaster relief efforts, responding to requests from Okayama and Ehime prefectures made the previous day.In Okayama Prefecture, the fire has burned a total of 250 hectares of land in the cities of Okayama and Tamano, with some vacant houses and warehouses affected.The fire in Ehime, a nearby prefectu…READ FULL ARTICLE