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In pics: Six years since Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster
short by Deepali Aggarwal / on Monday, 13 March, 2017
It has been six years since Japan's Namie was hit by a 9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami which destroyed the nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, forcing residents to desert their homes. Authorities plan to lift evacuation orders for Namie by the end of March, however, around 53% of former residents have decided not to return over safety concerns.
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