Former residents return to last town left deserted following Fukushima disaster

The town of Futaba in Japan (Kota Endo/Kyodo News via AP)

Several former residents of Futaba, the only remaining uninhabited town in Japan still recovering from the effects of radiation from nuclear plant meltdowns in 2011, have returned to live there for the first time since the massive earthquake and tsunami forced them out.

Authorities have declared most other areas safe and reopened them following extensive decontamination efforts over the past decade.