Nuclear evacuees to return home for 2 hours

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Residents of Kawauchi village, within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, receive protective suits to shield against radiation and other necessary equipment at a public facility in the Fukushima Prefecture village on May 10, 2011, in preparation for a roughly two-hour visit to their homes. Around 100 evacuees from the village were allowed to briefly return home to pick up belongings that can fit into a 70-centimeter by 70 cm plastic bag per household.

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