The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents.

Japan is grappling with its largest wildfire in more than three decades, as a blaze continues to devastate the forested area of Ofunato, a coastal city on the east coast of Japan's main island. The wildfire,

Japan ’s biggest wildfire in more than 30 years continues to rage with at least 2,100 hectares scorched and one fatality reported so far, as climate analysts have warned such occurrences may become more common in the country due to climate change.

Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest wildfire in three decades, officials said Monday, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory. One person died last week in the blaze in the northern prefecture of Iwate,

Flames are estimated to have spread over about 1,200 hectares in the forest of Ofunato in the northern region of Iwate since fire broke out on Wednesday.

Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.