Miyakejima islanders temporarily return home

Miyakejima islanders temporarily return home

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Residents of the volcanic island of Miyakejima, south of Tokyo, wearing gas masks, are briefed by an official on April 2 after landing on the island to make temporary visits to their homes. Some 200 of the island's 3,850 residents, all forced to evacuate their homes in September 2000 by volcanic eruptions, returned to the island to repair their homes and collect belongings.

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