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A wildfire spread on Monday in northeastern Japan, prompting the local government to expand evacuation orders for nearly 4,600 people.

Aerial footage shot by Japan’s Self Defense Force on March 2 shows strong flames burning multiple houses and trees at a small coastal town near Ofunato city in Iwate Prefecture.

About 5,189 acres of land have been burnt and 4,596 people were ordered to evacuate, reported the Japanese public broadcaster NHK.

The wildfire broke out on Feb. 26, but the local police and the fire department have been struggling to contain it since then. So far one person has been reported dead, according to the local authority.

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