Shizuoka to dispose of debris from quake-hit Iwate

Shizuoka to dispose of debris from quake-hit Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Employees of the Shizuoka city government and local residents, in Shizuoka city on Oct. 18, 2012, measure levels of airborne radiation from incinerated debris generated in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Four Shizuoka municipalities the same day started receiving shipments of debris from Iwate Prefecture for disposal.

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