Evacuation order partially lifted for Miyakejima residents

Evacuation order partially lifted for Miyakejima residents

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A girl wearing a mask to prevent inhalation of volcanic ash returns home from a shelter on Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo, on July 17 after the partial lifting of an evacuation order by authorities. The authorities allowed 86 islanders to return home three days after they were told to evacuate following July 14's eruption of Mt. Oyama, a 813-meter volcano at the center of Miyakejima.

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