Fukushima Futaba-cho of whole area evacuation order March 4, next year Canceling in some areas

Fukushima Futaba Town instructing evacuation of the entire area March 4 next year To cancel in some areas December 26 18:25

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In Futaba Town, Fukushima Prefecture, where evacuation orders have continued throughout the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident, it has been decided that evacuation orders in some areas will be lifted for the first time on March 4, next year.

The meeting was decided on the 26th by a meeting between Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Matsumoto, Deputy Governor of Fukushima Prefecture, and Deputy Governor Masaaki Suzuki of Fukushima Prefecture, and Mayor Shiro Izawa of Futaba Town.

The evacuation order will be canceled in Futaba-cho in the northeastern part of the town and in areas such as the area around Futaba Station on the JR Joban Line at midnight on March 4, next year.

Futaba Town, where the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is located, is the only place in Fukushima Prefecture where evacuation orders continue throughout the town, and it is the first time that it has been canceled approximately nine years after the accident, but depending on the town, in the northeastern district, Since the tsunami was severe and the development of living infrastructure such as water supply has not progressed, no residents have indicated their intention to return at the time of cancellation.

On the other hand, it has been decided that some evacuation orders will be lifted at midnight on March 5 next year in Okuma Town on March 26, around JR stations.

Following this release, the JR Joban Line is expected to resume operation on all lines on March 14, and we are aiming to release further evacuation orders in Futaba-cho and Okuma-cho three years later.

Mayor Izawa of Futaba Town said, "I am delighted to be able to finally show the first steps of recovery in the severe situation that has been evacuated nationwide for nearly nine years, but this is only the starting line. I would like to make every effort to release further evacuation orders in the spring of Reiwa 4 ”.