Nuclear evacuees briefly return home

KAWAUCHI, Japan - An evacuee from Kawauchi village near the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, wearing a protective suit to shield against radiation, retrieves belongings at his or her home, left littered in the wake of the March 11 magnitude 9.0 earthquake, 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. (The sex of the photographed person is unknown)(Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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