Namie, Fukushima
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| Namie 浪江町 |
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| Coordinates: 37°29′N 141°00′E / 37.483°N 141°ECoordinates: 37°29′N 141°00′E / 37.483°N 141°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Futaba District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 223.10 km2 (86.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 22,068 |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City symbols | |
| - Tree | Zelkova |
| - Flower | Hymenanthes Rhododendron |
| Website | Town of Namie |
Namie (浪江町 Namie-machi) is a Japanese town in Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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History[change]
Namie was damaged in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
In April 2011, the Japanese government made people leave here because of radiation from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents.
Before people left, stone from a quarry in Namie was sent to make concrete for about 60 buildings. The stone and the concrete is radioactive.[1]
The people who used to live in Namie are called "nuclear refugees".[2]
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Fukushima disaster evacuation zones
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References[change]
- ↑ "Radioactive crushed stone may have been used in over 80 buildings, METI says," Japan Today, 23 January 2012; archived 2013-3-12.
- ↑ "'Nuclear refugees' visit their home near stricken Fukushima plant," NBC News. 7 March 2013; retrieved 2013-3-12.
Other websites[change]
Media related to Namie, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons- Namie official website (Japanese)
- Translated to English by Google
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