大船渡火災、局地激甚に指定　政府

　政府は２５日の閣議で、２月に岩手県大船渡市で発生した森林火災について、市町村単位の「局地激甚災害」に指定することを決めた。同市が行う被害樹木の伐採や搬出、跡地での造林などの復旧作業にかかる経費の２分の１を国が補助する。（2025/03/25-11:36）

The Japanese government Tuesday decided to designate a massive wildfire in the northeastern city of Ofunato as a localized severe disaster.
   With the designation, which applies to a particular city, town or village, the central government will subsidize half of the expenses for recovery work, including those for cutting down and transporting fire-ravaged trees and planting trees again in fire-swept areas.
   The wildfire, which began on Feb. 26, was declared to be contained on March 9. On the following day, the city completely removed its evacuation order, which affected up to nearly 4,600 people.
   About 2,900 hectares, or about 9 pct of the Iwate Prefecture city, were lost to the fire, with over 200 structures damaged, according to the city government.