(1)Miyakejima evacuees make brief return to island

(1)Miyakejima evacuees make brief return to island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - One of evacuated Miyakejima islanders, who were allowed to return to the island July 12 for the first time in 10 months, watches rocks and mudflows that severely damaged a room in his house.

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