“The Fire Management Agency and natural disasters have attracted 680 firefighters from six neighboring prefectures in the election”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
It is known that the fires over the last three days have covered the Darling of Ofunato, the prefecture of Ivate. There is information about one dead person, more than 80 homes are destroyed. 15 helicopters were involved in the rescue of residents.
The fire and natural disaster agency has involved 680 firefighters from six neighboring prefectures in the elimination of the element.
According to Ofunato authorities, more than three thousand inhabitants of 1.3 thousand households are still in the evacuation process.
Due to the fire on Thursday, February 27, schools and kindergartens were closed, 500 houses were left without power supply, and traffic on one of the city railway lines was suspended.
The 87-year-old resident of Ofunato Sadao Kumagai, while in the center of evacuation, was terrified because he lost his home, noting that “fire and smoke were approaching at incredible speed.”