The processing of evacuees from the volcanic island of Miyake is going smoothly and the first of three groups of islanders is scheduled to move into public housing today, officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.
The 106 evacuees have been living at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, the clearing house for islanders, in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward since arriving in Tokyo on Sunday.
The third group of evacuees arrived at the center Tuesday morning after spending the night aboard a ferry anchored at Takeshiba Pier in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The 204 people are scheduled to enter public housing on Friday.