History - March to Recovery: Voices From 3/11

Lying 10km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the town of Tomioka was forced to evacuate the day after the disaster. In the frantic evacuation, residents of care homes for the elderly and for the disabled faced harsh conditions and tiring journeys. Not only did their health decline, but their cares suffered too. One elderly, disabled local missed her chance to evacuate and was left behind alone in the town. This is the story of the vulnerable victims affected by the sudden evacuation.