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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Sun Jan 22, 2012, 06:22 AM Jan 2012

Fukushima silence

Buildings remain vacant and streets deserted inside the 20km (12 mile) radius exclusion zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The March 2011 tsunami knocked out the plant's cooling systems, leading to the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years. 20 PHOTOS

http://blogs.reuters.com/fullfocus/2012/01/17/fukushima-silence/#a=1

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Fukushima silence (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jan 2012 OP

This is larger then 12 miles. Tripod Jan 2012 #1

Here is a start Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #2

Quite a few dead people too. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #3

15 years before Chernobyl... MisterP Jan 2012 #4

Now this is interesting. Tripod Jan 2012 #5

Indeed, chervilant Jan 2012 #6

Good sig line, quote, n/t Tripod Jan 2012 #7

Tripod

(854 posts)

1. This is larger then 12 miles.

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 06:40 AM

Jan 2012

Does any one know how many people have been effected to date yet?

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

2. Here is a start

Reply to Tripod (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 09:25 AM

Jan 2012

According to Fukushima Prefecture's official web site, as of December 15, 2011 there were more than 61,000 former Fukushima residents who had evacuated to other prefectures (states). Most, but not all of these evacuations were due to the nuclear disaster. And that does not include the number of residents who evacuated to other parts of Fukushima Prefecture.

http://www.pref.fukushima.jp/j/kengaihinanuchiwake1226.pdf