Residents who lived within a 12-mile radius of the Fukushima nuclear plant are permitted a brief visit to their homes to gather personal belongings and to possibly see their homes for the last time. Takashige Kowata, a resident within the 12-mile radius, saw a broken window on his home and realized it had been broken into. "I can't believe that someone is capable of stealing from the victims of a disaster,” said Kowata. According to the government the area around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster will be uninhabitable for years and maybe even decades. There has been an estimated level 508.1 milliseiverts, a way of measuring the radiation, which is more than 500 times the yearly amount allowed. This level is capable of increasing cancer risks, according to a government report. Decontamination could take a really long time and may not even work. There are about 200 residents still missing in the area. Search teams are still looking for them. According to Kowata, this disaster was man-made because the government and Tokyo Electric Power said that this type of disaster could not happen and tried to cover up trouble.
This disaster has destroyed people homes and their lives. They most likely will never be able to go back to the area where they lived. This disaster has become a social problem because of how many lives it has destroyed. People may get compensation from the company for what they have lost, but it may take a while for the compensation to get to the people. Naoto Kan, former prime minister of Japan, said he had feared Japan would collapse because of the disaster. He also said that this disaster could be worse than Chernobyl. If that happens then all the people of Japan would lose what they have known their whole lives.
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