2011/03/31

Thousand bodies of tsunami victims scattered around Fukushima power plant.

There are around thousand bodies of tsunami victims scattered around damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. Bodies are highly radioactive and it is dangerous to come closer to them. Because of high radiation level, bodies can not be buried. If bodies were buried, soil could be contaminated and cremation will not make ashes less radioactive than [...]

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2011/03/26

People abandon towns in fear of nuclear fallout.

Some towns in Fukushima prefecture, especially these close to evacuation zone, look like ghost towns now. Lots of people left towns and those who stayed, have no access to electricity, running water, not even to emergency services. Those who stayed in deserted towns, are mostly old or chronically ill people. Towns lost sometimes over 70%-90% [...]

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2011/03/25

Radioactive Japanese vegetables in Singapore.

Singapore has reported finding low levels of radioactivity in samples of vegetables imported from Japan like parsley, rapeseed, mustard and perilla. The levels of radioactivity however were far from life-threatening. More countries join Singapore in restricting food imports from Japan. The US, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada and Russia have all taken measures. The contaminated vegetables [...]

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2011/03/24

Tokyo water – radioactive.

Yesterday Tokyo was hit by news that tap water is unfit for babies to drink because radiation from damaged reactors of Fukushima nuclear plant affected the Tokyo’s water supplies. Levels of radioactive iodine in tap water are even twice higher that recommended for babies and infants. The authorities are advising Tokyo citizens not to use [...]

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