2nd group of nuclear evacuees briefly return to homes

KAWAUCHI, Japan - A man is assisted in taking off radiation protection suit at a public facility in Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 12, 2011, after completing a two-hour visit to his home in the village within a designated no-entry zone near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. A group of around 70 evacuees from the no-go zone briefly returned home the same day to retrieve personal belongings. (Kyodo)

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