La pesadilla de la familia Matsumoto
Unas 80.000 personas fueron evacuadas de sus hogares por la central nuclear Fukushima 1
Alejados de sus casas y medios de vida, viven con incertidumbre por un futuro del que no ven la luz
Jose Reinoso Fukushima7 MAR 2012 - 10:52 CET2
The Matsumoto family nightmare
Some 80,000 people were evacuated from their homes by the nuclear Fukushima 1
Away from their homes and livelihoods, living with uncertainty for a future we do not see the light
SPECIAL. Fukushima, a year later
PHOTO GALLERY. The scenes of the tragedy then and now
Jose Reinoso Fukushima 7 MAR 2012 - 10:52 TSC2
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Some 80,000 people were evacuated from their homes by the nuclear Fukushima 1
Away from their homes and livelihoods, living with uncertainty for a future we do not see the light
SPECIAL. Fukushima, a year later
PHOTO GALLERY. The scenes of the tragedy then and now
Jose Reinoso Fukushima 7 MAR 2012 - 10:52 TSC2
Filed in:
Fukushima accident
nuclear accidents
Japan
accidents
Asia
events
Since March 11 of last year's earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan nuclear crisis triggered a record after the Chernobyl accident in 1996, Matsumoto live in a constant state of anxiety. It's been almost a year and it was a close family, dedicated to his business of building materials, is now a family separated by hundreds of miles away from their environment and distressed by the uncertainty of a future we do not see the light .
Hiroko Matsumoto, 62, is a vivacious and talkative woman. But after beating the sad optimism common to more than 340,000 people who lost their homes in the disaster or were forced to run away to avoid radioactivity escaped from the Fukushima nuclear power plant 1, which was seriously damaged by the tsunami.
The Matsumoto, who lived in Namie-a population of about 20,000 souls 10 kilometers north-central, had to run. "My house was saved from the tsunami because it is within the village. So that night we were there. There was no light and there were many aftershocks, "said kneeling on the mat in a room designated as a meeting place in settlement of prefabricated houses in the city of Fukushima, 60 kilometers northwest of the plant. "The next day, we were told to evacuate to five kilometers. At that time we did not know what was really happening, we knew that the situation was so dangerous. The roads were jammed with cars, and escaped to my mother who lives in Katsurao, not very far. " Iban her husband, her son, the wife of this and his two grandchildren, six-two.
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On March 14, the day that there was an explosion in the reactor building number 3 and the crisis sparked panic among many Japanese and foreigners, thousands of whom fled the country-Tokyo, the son of Hiroko and her family went to a relative's house further. "My husband and I stayed with my mother in Katsurao. We could not get away with it because it is 90 years and was sick, and we had enough food. " They remained there until 22 March, where they moved to Yanaizu, and 140 kilometers west of the plant. Then spent a few days with his sister in the Tokyo metropolitan area. His son also moved with his family.
Hiroko was there until May 14 when he returned to the prefecture of Fukushima. From September 6, lives with her husband and mother in a manufactured home in the city of Fukushima, one of the many towns for evacuees raised throughout the region. "We all thought it was something temporary, that we would return soon. No one imagined the great impact that would have nuclear power, "he says.
Since the disaster, has returned home six times in Namie. The first, in April, to find documents of the bank and the company. After that trip, had to make a request to the authorities every time wanted to return. "We were in town less than two hours, and were decontaminated on exit" he says.
The last time was in November. "After several visits, you have nothing to collect. These mobile homes are small and no room. People will want to care for the graves of their ancestors. But when they see their homes invaded by grasses, with the chaos left behind when we ran out, they stay knocked out. Namie is now a ghost town. It seemed like a nightmare of a movie. I can not believe it's real. "
Ensures the woman that the government has given a questionnaire with questions like would I want to go home, and what you like to do in the future? "I said no, I do not want to return. I have fear of radiation, and although they say they can clean up the pollution I think it's impossible. I do not think we can never return to Namie. We have lost the business. We lost our life platform. I can not find any hope. And families with children would not live there. The role of people have disappeared. The feeling that life is impossible in Namie is greater than the desire to return. "
Beside her, a neighbor, Noriaki Matsuda, 76, agrees. "The authorities do not give us much information. We can not see the future. How long will this last? I am a farmer. Grew rice and vegetables. For decades you can not plant anything in these lands because of the radiation. If I can not grow, I can not live in Namie. "
Many affected suffer the dispersion of their communities and feel left out of their usual environment to the point that suicides and cases of dementia have increased, according to doctors and academics. "We're not happy with the lack of information. The authorities only reveal what is important or dangerous when it is too late. I would like to return to Namie, do not wanna die in a place that I know, but my son does not want. My only hope is to build houses not far from Namie and we can all begin our lives again, as before, "says Kyoko Niyahara, another neighbor, 67.
The atomic emergency forced the evacuation of 80,000 people living around the nuclear plant, after the occurrence of explosions in the buildings and three of its six reactors suffered mergers. The administration declared an exclusion zone of 20 kilometers in radius, which remains in force, and advised the population living between 20 and 30 kilometers to stay inside their homes.
The worst of the crisis has passed, in December, Tepco, the company that owns the facility, placed the reactor in cold shutdown, but the plant continues to emit radiation, the surrounding areas are highly contaminated and evacuees are scattered throughout Japan in manufactured homes or apartments provided by the Government, with little hope of someday returning to their homes.
Mitsuo Matsumoto, 38, son of Hiroko, now lives with his family in Hashimoto (Kanagawa Prefecture), 56 km from central Tokyo and Fukushima 330 kilometers, on a floor that has given him free the Government for two years . It has a part-time work in a transport company that found by relatives. "During the first six months, we had to get used to this place. Everything was new and did not think about other things. Now, I'm worried because I'd like to Fukushima, but if my son starts school here then not want to change, "he says in a cafe near the train station in Hashimoto. "In late March, the government tell you what areas can return people to live. Then, I will take a decision, although I do not come back soon for the kids, "he says as his lips tremble.
Mitsuo is angry with the authorities and Tepco. Says they should make more evacuees and accuses them of lack of transparency. "My wife and children went to a hospital to measure the radiation in the body. They said no problem, but no data were given. I can not believe the government. I'm afraid to say that some areas are suitable to live in order not to pay people. We feel abandoned. "
He adds: "60% or 70% of the electricity generating plant was going to Tokyo. This incident is not a problem only of the people of Fukushima. When someone asks me what I think the government should do in the future, I answer the question is wrong. Because this is a problem for all and everyone should think of him. " Mitsuo says nothing more. He gets up and, with some cakes for your family, away in the corridors of the train station, which in the nine p.m. still bustles with people returning from work.
Hiroko Matsumoto, 62, is a vivacious and talkative woman. But after beating the sad optimism common to more than 340,000 people who lost their homes in the disaster or were forced to run away to avoid radioactivity escaped from the Fukushima nuclear power plant 1, which was seriously damaged by the tsunami.
The Matsumoto, who lived in Namie-a population of about 20,000 souls 10 kilometers north-central, had to run. "My house was saved from the tsunami because it is within the village. So that night we were there. There was no light and there were many aftershocks, "said kneeling on the mat in a room designated as a meeting place in settlement of prefabricated houses in the city of Fukushima, 60 kilometers northwest of the plant. "The next day, we were told to evacuate to five kilometers. At that time we did not know what was really happening, we knew that the situation was so dangerous. The roads were jammed with cars, and escaped to my mother who lives in Katsurao, not very far. " Iban her husband, her son, the wife of this and his two grandchildren, six-two.
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On March 14, the day that there was an explosion in the reactor building number 3 and the crisis sparked panic among many Japanese and foreigners, thousands of whom fled the country-Tokyo, the son of Hiroko and her family went to a relative's house further. "My husband and I stayed with my mother in Katsurao. We could not get away with it because it is 90 years and was sick, and we had enough food. " They remained there until 22 March, where they moved to Yanaizu, and 140 kilometers west of the plant. Then spent a few days with his sister in the Tokyo metropolitan area. His son also moved with his family.
Hiroko was there until May 14 when he returned to the prefecture of Fukushima. From September 6, lives with her husband and mother in a manufactured home in the city of Fukushima, one of the many towns for evacuees raised throughout the region. "We all thought it was something temporary, that we would return soon. No one imagined the great impact that would have nuclear power, "he says.
Since the disaster, has returned home six times in Namie. The first, in April, to find documents of the bank and the company. After that trip, had to make a request to the authorities every time wanted to return. "We were in town less than two hours, and were decontaminated on exit" he says.
The last time was in November. "After several visits, you have nothing to collect. These mobile homes are small and no room. People will want to care for the graves of their ancestors. But when they see their homes invaded by grasses, with the chaos left behind when we ran out, they stay knocked out. Namie is now a ghost town. It seemed like a nightmare of a movie. I can not believe it's real. "
Ensures the woman that the government has given a questionnaire with questions like would I want to go home, and what you like to do in the future? "I said no, I do not want to return. I have fear of radiation, and although they say they can clean up the pollution I think it's impossible. I do not think we can never return to Namie. We have lost the business. We lost our life platform. I can not find any hope. And families with children would not live there. The role of people have disappeared. The feeling that life is impossible in Namie is greater than the desire to return. "
Beside her, a neighbor, Noriaki Matsuda, 76, agrees. "The authorities do not give us much information. We can not see the future. How long will this last? I am a farmer. Grew rice and vegetables. For decades you can not plant anything in these lands because of the radiation. If I can not grow, I can not live in Namie. "
Many affected suffer the dispersion of their communities and feel left out of their usual environment to the point that suicides and cases of dementia have increased, according to doctors and academics. "We're not happy with the lack of information. The authorities only reveal what is important or dangerous when it is too late. I would like to return to Namie, do not wanna die in a place that I know, but my son does not want. My only hope is to build houses not far from Namie and we can all begin our lives again, as before, "says Kyoko Niyahara, another neighbor, 67.
The atomic emergency forced the evacuation of 80,000 people living around the nuclear plant, after the occurrence of explosions in the buildings and three of its six reactors suffered mergers. The administration declared an exclusion zone of 20 kilometers in radius, which remains in force, and advised the population living between 20 and 30 kilometers to stay inside their homes.
The worst of the crisis has passed, in December, Tepco, the company that owns the facility, placed the reactor in cold shutdown, but the plant continues to emit radiation, the surrounding areas are highly contaminated and evacuees are scattered throughout Japan in manufactured homes or apartments provided by the Government, with little hope of someday returning to their homes.
Mitsuo Matsumoto, 38, son of Hiroko, now lives with his family in Hashimoto (Kanagawa Prefecture), 56 km from central Tokyo and Fukushima 330 kilometers, on a floor that has given him free the Government for two years . It has a part-time work in a transport company that found by relatives. "During the first six months, we had to get used to this place. Everything was new and did not think about other things. Now, I'm worried because I'd like to Fukushima, but if my son starts school here then not want to change, "he says in a cafe near the train station in Hashimoto. "In late March, the government tell you what areas can return people to live. Then, I will take a decision, although I do not come back soon for the kids, "he says as his lips tremble.
Mitsuo is angry with the authorities and Tepco. Says they should make more evacuees and accuses them of lack of transparency. "My wife and children went to a hospital to measure the radiation in the body. They said no problem, but no data were given. I can not believe the government. I'm afraid to say that some areas are suitable to live in order not to pay people. We feel abandoned. "
He adds: "60% or 70% of the electricity generating plant was going to Tokyo. This incident is not a problem only of the people of Fukushima. When someone asks me what I think the government should do in the future, I answer the question is wrong. Because this is a problem for all and everyone should think of him. " Mitsuo says nothing more. He gets up and, with some cakes for your family, away in the corridors of the train station, which in the nine p.m. still bustles with people returning from work.
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