Rain offers relief in Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years

Rain offers relief in Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years

Wet weather brings some relief to northern Japan, battling its worst wildfire in half a century, in a region that had been experiencing record-low rainfall.

The blaze around the northern city of Ofunato in the Iwate region has raged for more than a week, killing one person and forcing nearly 4,000 residents to evacuate their homes.