Evacuated town near Fukushima plant

Evacuated town near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - National Police Agency chief Takaharu Ando (3rd from R) answers reporters' questions after offering encouragement to police officers searching for missing persons in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on April 25, 2011. The police official and reporters are wearing protective suits due to high radiation levels.

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