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Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato explains the current difficulties in handling the tens of thousands of evacuees from possibly radiation affected areas around the Fukushima nuclear facilities, Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in Fukushima, Japan.
Friday, Apr. 15, 2011

Open quoteThis is just a beginning. The accident has not ended. We will continue to ask the government and Tepco to fully compensate evacuees.Close quote

  • YUHEI SATO,
  • governor of Fukushima, on the Japanese government's order that Tepco pay $12,000 in compensation to each household forced to evacuate the area of the tsunami-damaged nuclear plant
Photo: AP Photo/Wally Santana | Source: NEWS 24