Japan's Shelters: Evacuees Adapt
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People forced from their communities by the earthquake, tsunami or nuclear radiation have taken up residence in shelters, where they cope with the tragedy, or await word on when they can return home.
An elderly couple observes a moment of silence for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a shelter in Rikuaentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Kyodo News
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Evacuees from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, massage each other at their new evacuation shelter at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, northern Tokyo, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
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Evacuees from Futaba, a town near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, arrive at their new evacuation shelter at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, northern Tokyo, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
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An elderly evacuee from Futaba, a town near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture, arrives at her new evacuation shelter at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, northern Tokyo, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Kyodo News
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Evacuees from Futaba, a town near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture, rest on the hallway of their new evacuation shelter at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, northern Tokyo, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Kyodo News
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An evacuee from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, sleeps on the hallway at his new evacuation shelter at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, northern Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Kyodo News
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Evacuees from Futaba, a town near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture, settle down on the hallway of their new evacuation shelter at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, northern Tokyo, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Kyodo News
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Evacuees from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, rest at theri new evacuation shelter at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, northern Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Kyodo News
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A group of Pakistani volunteers who live in Japan prepare a meal to feed to people at a shelter for those whose homes were damaged by the tsunami in Kesennuma, Japan, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Matt Dunham
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Elderley people sit outside a shelter for those whose homes were damaged by the tsunami in Kesennuma, Japan, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Matt Dunham
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Kazushige Iguchi fondles his one-month-old baby boy Kakeru at a makeshift shelter in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi
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A couple take a nap at a makeshift shelter in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 19, 2011, over a week after an earthquake and tsunami that it spawned hit Japan's northeastern coastal towns.
AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi
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An evacuee, right, is checked by a doctor at a shelter in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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Japanese refugees sit inside a community center made into a shelter in the earthquake and tsunami-hit town of Minamisanriku, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
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Evacuees rest at a shelter in Karakuwa, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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Evacuees rest at a shelter in Karakuwa, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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Children help washing plastic bottles and cans of beverage at a makeshift shelter in Hirota, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi
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Refugees, including 53 who were saved from a retirement home during the tsunami, take shelter inside a school gym in the leveled city of Kesennuma, in northeastern Japan, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
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People check the lists to find out about the safety of their relatives and friends at a shelter in Kesennuma, northern Japan Friday, March 18, 2011.
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Survivors of the March 11 earthquake-triggered tsunami rest at a shelter in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
AP Photo/Mark Baker
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People sort out clothes which were sent to a shelter in Minamisanriku, northern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Yomiuri Shimbun, Hiroaki Ono
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Survivors huddle around the open fire to keep warm at a shelter in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Yomiuri Shimbun, Ichiro Ohara
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Evacuees come out of a temporary bath set up by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in the compound of a shelter in Fukushima, northern Japan, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
AP Photo/Kyodo News
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An evacuee rests at a shelter in Minamisanriku, northern Japan, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
AP Photo/Yomiuri Shimbun, Hiroaki Ono
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Mother and child rest at a shelter in Ishinomaki, northern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Kyodo News
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An elderly evacuee sleeps at a shelter on Oshima Island Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture.
AP Photo/Kyodo News
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Evacuees pick donated secondhand clothes as others wait for their turn at a makeshift shelter in Minamisanriku, northern Japan, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
AP Photo/The Yomiuri Shimbun, Hiroaki Ono
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Men read newspapers at a makeshift shelter in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi
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A teacher, right, hugs her student after being reunited at a shelter after last week's earthquake and tsunami in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama
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Survivor Yoko Komatsu 62, who lost her house by tsunami, cries at a shelter in Karakuwa, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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Japanese refugees receive soup in a line at a shelter in the earthquake and tsunami-hit town of Minamisanriku, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
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Japanese refugees eat soup at a shelter in the earthquake and tsunami-hit town of Minamisanriku, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
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Japanese refugees eat soup at a shelter in the earthquake and tsunami-hit town of Minamisanriku, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
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Japanese refugees receive soup in a line at a shelter in the earthquake and tsunami-hit town of Minamisanriku, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/David Guttenfelder
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Evacuees receive food at a shelter in Otsuchi, northern Japan Thursday, March 17, 2011.
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Evacuees help to carry the boxes containing bottles of water into a shelter in Tanohata, northern Japan Thursday, March 17, 2011.
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Sendai City officials hand out food to survivors of the March 11 earthquake-triggered tsunami at a shelter in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
AP Photo/Mark Baker
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Evacuees receive bowls of fish soup from local fishermen at a makeshift shelter in Yamada, northern Japan, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
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A woman holds her child at a shelter on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in Fukushima city, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
AP Photo/Wally Santana
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Survivors of the March 11 earthquake triggered tsunami eat food at a shelter in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
AP Photo/Mark Baker
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Survivor of the March 11 earthquake-triggered tsunami eat food at a shelter in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
AP Photo/Mark Baker
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Residents rest in a junior high school gymnasium, the planned venue for the graduation ceremony, now became a evacuation shelter, Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
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A survivor of the March 11 earthquake-triggered tsunami, sleeps at a shelter in Sendai, Japan, Wednesday, March 16, 2011.
AP Photo/Mark Baker
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Evacuees circle a kerosene stove to keep themselves warm at a makeshift shelter in Yamada, northern Japan, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
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A medic talks with a woman at a shelter for those whose homes were damaged by the tsunami in Kesennuma, Japan, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
AP Photo/Matt Dunham
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A girl, right, cries in the corridor of a school where evacuees are taking shelter in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
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Evacuees get portable heating pad distributed at a shelter in Yamada town, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
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A girl plays with a baby at a shelter in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Thursday, March 17, 2011.
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A survivor checks the lists of the dead victims at a shelter in the earthquake and tsunami-hit area in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Friday, March 18, 2011.
AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama
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Elderly evacuees rest at a shelter after they were transferred from an elder care facility, in Kesennuma, northern Japan Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
AP Photo/Tokyo Shimbun, Masami Kawakita
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