At an exchange meeting, Fukushima workers explain the current situation to evacuees/Hadano

Translated from the original article at: http://news.kanaloco.jp/localnews/article/1202090019/


February 10, 2012

As Fukushima workers explaining the restoration efforts, the evacuees intently listen=The Cultural Center of Hadano City

Evacuees (now living within the city of Hadano) of the earthquake disaster of Eastern Japan and the TEPCO Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear reactor incident that accompanied it, attended an exchange meeting on the 9th. Held in the cultural center of Hirasawa, Hadano, nine people from seven households attended.

Topics such as those in charge of supporting evacuees now outside of Fukushima prefecture, Fukushima's current issues and the government's ability to support the recovery were addressed. The issue of a lack of transparency regarding the worker's ability to oversee the radiation cleanup was raised. "[Please get Fukushima back to normal quickly," I wanted to say at the time. Living like this is difficult," an evacuee stated.

Questions raised from the participants included "Besides the money being spent on our evacuation, what about the cleanup of the land, and requesting compensation for our homes?" Otherwise, the evacuees engaged in friendly discussions amongst each other and Hadano city officials, according to government officials in attendance.

A male refugee (54) from the town of Namie commented: "Feeling an intonation of nostalgia towards Fukushima, I'm now relaxing. This exchange with the refugees was a good experience."

According to the city, as of February 8th, one hundred and four people among 46 families are refugees (Ninety Seven from Fukushima, Four from Miyagi, One from Iwate, One from Chiba and One from Ibaraki). In November of last year, the evacuees were the subject of an investigation. Many of them sought a platform for the exchange of information and news. From there, the city aided in putting a stop to their isolation by holding these meetings.
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Original text:
Title: 福島県職員が現状など説明、避難者同士の交流会で/秦野
2012年2月10日

Caption: 福島県職員の現状説明に熱心に耳を傾ける避難者たち＝秦野市文化会館

東日本大震災や東京電力福島第１原発事故に伴って秦野市内で生活している避難者たちの交流会が９日、同市文化会館（同市平沢）で開かれ、７世帯９人が参加した。

 　福島県の県外避難者支援担当職員が、福島の現状や課題、行政の支援態勢などを説明。職員は放射能除染の見通しが不透明な点などを挙げ「『福島に早く戻って来てください』と言いたいところだが、現状は難しい」と述べた。

 　参加者からは「避難にかかる費用だけでなく汚染された土地や家屋の賠償を求めるにはどうしたらいいか」といった質問が上がった。このほか、避難者同士の懇談や秦野市職員による行政相談も行われた。

 　同県浪江町から避難している男性（54）は「福島の懐かしいイントネーションに触れると気持ちも落ち着く。避難者との交流がなかったので情報交換できてよかった」と話していた。

 　市によると８日現在、市内の避難者は46世帯１０４人（福島97人、宮城４人、岩手１人、千葉１人、茨城１人）。昨年11月に避難者を対象に実施した調査で、避難者同士の交流や情報提供を求める声が多かったことから、避難者の孤立を防止しようと市が交流会を開催した。