Not So Current Affairs- Residents From The Evacuation Zone (2011-06-01)
Many residents within the 20-km of the nuclear plant have been living in the sports center in Kawauchimura
The first lot of evacuees is allowed to return home for two hours for the first time on May 10 (the entire procedure where everyone gets a chance to return home for two hours will take place over a few months). They have to don protective clothing
Each is given a geiger counter
Here the reporter demonstrates what the residents have to put on
Legs are taped down
Each person is given a 70-cm square plastic bag to pack stuff from the home
A cattle farmer checks the barn the moment he arrives at his home
He let open the gate before he was evacuated and there're no cows left in the barn
A woman cleans out the rotten food in the fridge and kitchen
A resident takes a shrine back to the evacuation center
The area recorded 6 microseivert/hr (Tokyo these days is back to the normal 0.06 microseivert/hr range)
The number of people filled 5 buses
The bus takes residents back to the evacuation center
The inside of the bus is well covered
No surface is spared, including the floor
They and
the things they brought back have to be checked for radiation level
Many people bring back photo albums and stuffed animals
Nine dogs and three cats were also brought back
It's good they have at least food and shelter
A resident says it's very hot in the protective gear
Evacuees who are to retrieve vehicles from the evacuation zone attend a seminar before the actual trip
They have a practice run too (Japanese are very thorough in everything they do)
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