Wet weather brings some relief to northern Japan which is battling its worst wildfire in half a century in a region hit by 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. "In 85 years of my life, I've never experienced anything like this before," one evacuee told AFP. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES