In Japan, 300,000 still in evacuation after destructive quake of 2 years ago

Almost two years after a destructive earthquake hit Japan on March 11th 2011, as well as a tsunami wave that devastated the northeast of the country shortly afterwards, 300,000 moved- out Japanese still remain in evacuation.

Many of them have to live in severe conditions.

Some 80,000 former residents of Fukushima, which suffered as a result of the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, are still unaware when they will be able to return to their homes in the area of radioactive contamination now.

The effort to do away with the aftermath of the natural disaster in different parts of the country may take anything between 3 and 15 years.

15,881 people died in the tragedy of March 11th 2011. 2,668 have been listed as missing.