TOKYO (AP) - Japan declared a zone of 12 miles (20 kilometres) to evacuate around its plant tsunami-crippled nuclear a zone of exclusion Thursday, urging residents to comply with the order in the interest of their own safety.
Secretary General, said Yukio Edano Government order took effect at midnight, was intended to prevent the unrestricted entrance in the mainly desert zone ordered evacuated after the tsunami and earthquake in the month last sinking of power of the plant in Fukushima Dai-ichi and cooling systems.
He gave no details of penalties for violating the order.
"We beseech the understanding of residents." We really want to residents not to enter the areas, "said Edano. "Unfortunately, he y still some people in the fields."
Officials, said that the order was intended to limit exposure to radiation from leaking from the plant and to control the entry to prevent theft.
Edano said authorities would arrange for residents to return for about two hours collecting the assets needed brief visits. Residents must go through radiation screening, he said.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan was visiting the region Thursday to meet with local officials and evacuees to discuss plans for the strict application of the evacuation zone.
Residents of almost of all the area around 80,000 left when the area was evacuated on March 12, but some were his return and police could not legally block.
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