Namie, Fukushima

is a Japanese town in Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.

History
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. "Radioactive crushed stone may have been used in over 80 buildings, METI says,"Japan Today, 23 January 2012;.

The people who used to live in Namie are called "nuclear refugees". "'Nuclear refugees' visit their home near stricken Fukushima plant," NBC News. 7 March 2013; retrieved 2013-3-12.

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References

Other websites

Namie official website 
Translated to English  by Google

Category:Towns in Fukushima Prefecture