South Georgia wildfire grows to more than 22,000 acres in Brantley County as crews use rain break to strengthen containment lines

Wildfires tearing through the mountains and forests of Iwate Prefecture in northern Japan have burned for five straight days, prompting authorities to deploy roughly 1,400 firefighters and military personnel in one of the country’s largest wildfire mobilizations in recent years.

Some 730 hectares (1,804 acres) were ablaze, despite efforts by the Self-Defence Forces and firefighters to bring the flames under control.

At least 90 homes have been burned in Georgia and major roads were closed as firefighters work to contain wildfires.

Firefighters are tackling a wildfire on the Mourne Mountains in County Down. The blaze broke out on the Slievenaman Road in Newcastle. It comes as a yellow warning for wildfires remains in place across Northern Ireland. People are being asked to avoid the area.

Japan has experienced relatively few wildfires compared with other parts of the world, but climate change has increased their frequency.

By Kentaro Okasaka OTSUCHI, Japan, April 25 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 firefighters in northern Japan battled to contain two wildfires for a fourth straight day on Saturday, as the blazes pushed closer to residential areas and forced more than 3,

One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles (80 square kilometers), officials reported Sunday. The Highway 82 Fire has been burning since April 20 and as of Saturday had destroyed at least 87 homes.