Hospitals and temporary refuges are demanding that evacuees provide them with certificates confirming that they have not been exposed to radiation before they are admitted.
The situation at the plant remains critical, with the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency yesterday that radioactive iodine-131 at more than 3,350 times permitted levels has been found in a sample of seawater taken from near the facility.
Continue reading at “Japan nuclear crisis: evacuees turned away from shelters”.
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Tagged with East Japan Earthquake + Fukushima, Inequality.
By Masaki C. – 2011/04/30
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