Evacuees forced to move to another shelter

Evacuees forced to move to another shelter

DATE, Japan - Two women and a baby move April 17 to a new shelter in Date, southwestern Hokkaido, for people evacuated from the area around the Mt. Usu volcano. Some 400 people staying at nine schools and other emergency shelters in the city were integrated to three locations to allow schools to resume classes. The volcano, in the background, erupted March 31 and again April 17.

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