Advertisement

A Store In Fukushima Abandoned For Years

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster occurred at a nuclear power plant in Ōkuma in 2011. As it was the most severe nuclear accident after the Chernobyl disaster that occurred in 1986, the government was forced to declare an evacuation zone around the plant. It meant that they had to quickly evacuate about 154,000 residents from the communities because of the rising off-site levels of ambient ionizing radiation. It was by far one of the greatest catastrophes in the country's history.

heraldweekly.com

The reason behind the nuclear disaster was the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which caused the nuclear power plant to shut down the active reactors and their fission reactions automatically. As the entire population of Fukushima had to evacuate, this abandoned store has over $135,000 worth of gaming consoles and other items left inside. There is even money in the cash registers and the vending machines still have snacks and drinks. Fukushima has now become a ghost town.