Radiation decontamination efforts in Kawauchi village

Radiation decontamination efforts in Kawauchi village

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Women decontaminate a school room curtain exposed to radioactive material at an elementary school gymnasium in the village of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 1, 2012. The mayor of Kawauchi on the previous day called on villagers who were forced to relocate after the nuclear power plant crisis to return home.

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