Nuclear evacuees at 2:46 p.m. on 1st anniversary

SAITAMA, Japan - People who have evacuated from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, due to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, observe a moment of silence at a shelter in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2012, the time the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan exactly a year ago, triggering massive tsunami that led to the ensuing nuclear disaster.

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