(2)Miyakejima evacuees make brief return to island

(2)Miyakejima evacuees make brief return to island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - As Mt. Oyama continues belching smoke, Miyakejima Island residents walk on board a vessel bound back for Tokyo port following a five-hour-long return to the island to visit and check their homes.

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