The wildfire that broke out in Midori City, Gunma Prefecture, is still spreading, and fire extinguishing activities resumed around 5 am on the 23rd.
A wildfire broke out in Azumachosouri, Midori City, Gunma Prefecture around noon on the 22nd, and the fire is still spreading.
According to police, two nearby homes may have burned down and burned into the mountains, leaving a 73-year-old man living in one of them out of contact.
On the 22nd, a helicopter of the Self-Defense Forces and a disaster prevention helicopter in Niigata Prefecture were dispatched to extinguish the fire from the sky, but it was temporarily stopped due to sunset.
On the 23rd, firefighting activities resumed around 5 am.
Midori City has issued evacuation orders to 24 nearby households, saying that there is a risk of fire spreading due to this fire, and as of 10 pm on the 22nd, 4 people from 3 households evacuated to an evacuation center opened near the site. It means that there is.
According to the Maebashi Local Meteorological Observatory, since a very small amount of precipitation was observed at a nearby observatory on the 18th of this month, it has been dry without rain, and a dry warning has been issued throughout the prefecture to call attention. I will.