An evacuation order has been lifted for a part of Katsurao Village that was forced to evacuate due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
This is the first time since 2011 that residents will be allowed back into the “difficult-to-return” zone, where entry is restricted.
The Japanese government lifted the evacuation order for part of the village of Katsurao on Sunday.
Residents of the Noyuki district had to leave their homes due to high levels of radiation after the area was declared a “difficult-to-return” zone in 2011.
About 6 percent of the district was prioritized as a special zone for decontamination work and infrastructure projects.
Officials say 82 people from 30 families are registered as residents, but only eight people from four households have so far expressed an interest in returning.
(Shinoki Hiroshi / Katsurao Mayor)
“We're just getting started. We'd like to work on reconstruction while sincerely standing by the residents of the Noyuki district.”
◆lift 解除する to remove a rule or a law that says that something is not allowed
This is the first time since 2011 that residents will be allowed back into the “difficult-to-return” zone, where entry is restricted.
The Japanese government lifted the evacuation order for part of the village of Katsurao on Sunday.
Residents of the Noyuki district had to leave their homes due to high levels of radiation after the area was declared a “difficult-to-return” zone in 2011.
About 6 percent of the district was prioritized as a special zone for decontamination work and infrastructure projects.
Officials say 82 people from 30 families are registered as residents, but only eight people from four households have so far expressed an interest in returning.
(Shinoki Hiroshi / Katsurao Mayor)
“We're just getting started. We'd like to work on reconstruction while sincerely standing by the residents of the Noyuki district.”
◆lift 解除する to remove a rule or a law that says that something is not allowed