Tokyo, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - Fire in southern Japan evacuates 170, one missing: officials

NAMPA / AFP

2025-11-19

One person was unaccounted for while more than 170 people were evacuated as fire engulfed a residential area in Oita in southern Japan, the local government said Wednesday. Firefighters were still struggling to extinguish the blaze as it spread to a mountain nearby, public broadcaster NHK reported, showing people in the make-shift evacuation centre and a white smoke from flames in the distance. The fire occurred in the city of Oita late Tuesday,......

Restricted content

Environmental

Washington, Nov 19, 2025 (AFP) - Ninety seconds could have saved lives on Baltimore bridge: probe

2025-11-19 02:30:31

Belém, Brazil, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - Lula to return to COP30 as nations under pressure to land deal

2025-11-19 01:30:14

Santiago, Chile, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - Patagonian blizzard kills 5 foreign tourists in Chile

2025-11-18 23:30:55

Belém, Brazil, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - Lula to return to COP30 as nations under pressure to land deal

2025-11-18 23:01:10

Santiago, Chile, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - Two Mexican, three European tourists dead in Chile blizzard: official

2025-11-18 23:01:10

Santiago, Chile, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - Two Mexicans killed, seven visitors missing in Chilean Patagonia blizzard: officials

2025-11-18 21:30:19

Belém, Brazil, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - Lula says Germany's Merz should have 'gone dancing', after Belem criticism

2025-11-18 21:30:19

Nanterre, France, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - French court says Perrier can keep marketing as 'natural mineral water'

2025-11-18 21:00:25

Nanterre, France, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - French court says Perrier can keep marketing as 'natural mineral water'

2025-11-18 20:31:17

Nanterre, France, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - French court says Perrier can keep marketing as 'natural mineral water'

2025-11-18 20:00:44

Latest NAMPA photos

OSHAKATI, 18 November 2025 - Oshana Governor Hofni Iipinge hands over chicken feed and equipment to young farmer Simon Onesmus at his poultry project in Oshakati. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 18 November 2025 - Samora Machel Constituency councillor Nestor Kalola (Photo by: Esther Gabriel) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 18 November 2025 - Attendees of the ‘Africa Educates Her’ campaign launch pose for a photo. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

NAMPA

TOKYO, 17 November 2025 - Namibian sprinter with a hearing impairment Shitaleni Abraham Ndinoti in action at the Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground Athletic Field in Tokyo, Japan during the 400m heats at the 2025 Deaflympic Games. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

TOKYO, 17 November 2025 - Namibian sprinter with a hearing impairment Shitaleni Abraham Ndinoti while in action at the Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground Athletic Field in Tokyo, Japan during the 400m heats at the 2025 Deaflympic Games. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

TOKYO, 17 November 2025 - Namibian sprinter with a hearing impairment Nghihupwamunhu Tomas Nambala at the finishing line after his race at the Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground Athletic Field in Tokyo, Japan during the 400m heats at the 2025 Deaflympic Games. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

TOKYO, 17 November 2025 - Namibian sprinter with a hearing impairment Nghihupwamunhu Tomas Nambala while in action at the Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground Athletic Field in Tokyo, Japan during the 400m heats at the 2025 Deaflympic Games. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA

TOKYO, 17 November 2025 - Namibian sprinter with a hearing impairment Nghihupwamunhu Tomas Nambala pictured at the Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground Athletic Field in Tokyo, Japan during the 400m heats at the 2025 Deaflympic Games. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

NAMPA