Fukushima evacuees being forced out of shelters by economic burden

FUKUSHIMA — The number of people in evacuation shelters situated outside Fukushima Prefecture has fallen, government figures showed on Wednesday.

Prefectural officials said the number of people living in shelters built to house those displaced by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has fallen to below 60,000 people for three months in a row, Sankei Shimbun reported.

Many of the people leaving the shelters are believed to be returning to Fukushima Prefecture. Local authorities have speculated that the tendency may be due to the economic burden of living in shelters outside the prefecture and to the emotional stress caused by being separated from family members. The news sheds light on the continuing economic struggle of the people displaced by the disaster, say analysts.
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