(4)Miyake villagers return home as evacuation order lifted

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - The first group of 62 evacuees from Miyake Island arrives back at Miike port on the island early Feb. 2 after the village government lifted an evacuation order the previous day, 53 months after residents left in 2000 because of volcanic activity there. The returnees on board the 4,900-ton ferry Salvia Maru of Tokai Kisen Co. included those returning permanently or temporarily, as well as construction workers and officials involved in rebuilding the island. (Kyodo)

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