Nuclear evacuees briefly return home

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Evacuees from Kawauchi village near the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, wearing protective suits to shield against radiation, head to a bus for temporary returns home to pick up their belongings on May 10, 2011. Around 100 evacuees from the Fukushima Prefecture village were allowed to return home for two hours. Belongings to be retrieved must fit into a 70-centimeter by 70-cm plastic bag issued to each household. (Kyodo)

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