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The Japanese government has lifted a Fukushima evacuation order

An evacuation order issued for a Japanese town near the Fukushima nuclear plant has finally been lif...
TodayFM
TodayFM

1:15 PM - 5 Sep 2015



The Japanese government has li...

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The Japanese government has lifted a Fukushima evacuation order

TodayFM
TodayFM

1:15 PM - 5 Sep 2015



An evacuation order issued for a Japanese town near the Fukushima nuclear plant has finally been lifted.

The news comes more than four years after the 2011 tsunami and earthquake, and the resulting nuclear disaster.

Over 7,000 residents of Naraha were evacuated but only 10% are expected to return amid concerns about radiation.

Residents will be given personal dosimeters to measure radiation levels, while filtered water supplies will be monitored around the clock.



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