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  • City braces for Irene's arrival (as a tropical storm, not hurricane...)

    08/27/2011 2:17:46 PM PDT · by jimbo123 · 61 replies
    NY Postt ^ | 8/27/11 | CANDICE M. GIOVE, DAVID SEIFMAN and WILSON DIZARD
    There’s no calm before the storm. As frenzied New Yorkers emptied grocery stores, grabbed at every last flashlight and evacuated their homes, the MTA shut down its entire transit system in anticipation of Irene walloping the city. The storm is on track to strike east of the five boroughs by 8 a.m. Transit workers began the arduous system halt — the first weather-related one in history — at noon. Bus and subway service might not get moving until well into Monday afternoon. The apocalyptic standstill leaves five million riders without a way around.
  • Mayor Bloomberg urges residents in evacuation zones to flee (We're all gonna die...)

    08/27/2011 8:42:55 AM PDT · by jimbo123 · 29 replies
    NY Daily New ^ | 8/27/11 | KATHLEEN LUCADAMO AND JONATHAN LEMIRE
    As Hurricane Irene steamrolled up the East Coast Saturday morning, weakening slightly in intensity but still packing a dangerous punch, Mayor Bloomberg urged those living in low-lying areas to flee - before it is too late. The ferocious storm was downgraded to a Category 1 after it slammed into North Carolina, but its landfall in New York is still expected to produce winds of 75 mph and a powerful storm surge that could flood much of the city's coast. "It is going to be a very serious thing," Mayor Bloomberg said at a press conference on Coney Island, one of...
  • MAP OF THE DAY: New York City Hurricane Evacuation Zones

    08/25/2011 12:02:37 PM PDT · by blam · 73 replies
    TBI ^ | 8-25-2011 | Dina Spector
    MAP OF THE DAY: New York City Hurricane Evacuation Zones Dina Spector Aug. 25, 2011, 1:44 PM As hurricane Irene barrels toward the east coast, thousands of residents have already been evacuated from the coastal villages off North Carolina. Now New York, New Jersey, and Delaware officials are preparing for the possibility of mass evacuations. New York city officials are still monitoring the storm and won't make any calls until Friday afternoon at the earliest whether to evacuate areas of the city susceptible to flooding, including Battery Park City in Manhattan, Coney Island in Brooklyn and Far Rockaway in Queens....
  • Maher says 'nobody' in Japan gov't was in charge early in nuclear crisis(ready 2 withdraw US troops)

    08/19/2011 12:04:49 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 19 replies
    Japan Today ^ | 08/19/11 | Mari Yamaguchi
    Maher says 'nobody' in Japan gov't was in charge early in nuclear crisis By Mari Yamaguchi National Aug. 19, 2011 - 02:30PM JST ( 54 ) TOKYO — Early in the Fukushima nuclear crisis, U.S. officials felt that nobody in Japan’s government was taking charge, and Washington considered evacuating American troops in a worst-case scenario, a retired U.S. envoy said Thursday. When the March 11 earthquake and tsunami set off the crisis by crippling the Fukushima Daiichi plant and sending it toward meltdown, Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s administration initially acted as if it was only the plant operator’s problem, not...
  • Japan:Gov't may expand scope of evacuation order in Fukushima(too late)

    06/06/2011 6:27:34 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 11 replies
    Japan Today ^ | 06/07/11
    Gov't may expand scope of evacuation order in Fukushima Tuesday 07th June, 06:22 AM JST TOKYO — The government is considering expanding the scope of its evacuation order to include people from certain spots that are emitting high levels of radiation as a result of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March, government officials said Monday. The government will be discussing with municipalities these so-called ‘‘hot spots’’ suffering from radiation exposure that would exceed the yardstick of 20 millisieverts during the course of a year. A hot spot refers to an area that has a high...
  • Manual stalled evacuation of smoke-filled Hokkaido train (Japan's killer manual strikes again)

    05/31/2011 7:57:56 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 10 replies
    Manual stalled evacuation of smoke-filled Hokkaido train The Yomiuri Shimbun SAPPORO--The evacuation of a smoke-filled passenger train in a Hokkaido tunnel Friday night was delayed by a company requirement that fires be visually confirmed before action can be taken, it has been learned. The accident occurred on the JR Sekisho Line of Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) in Shimukappumura. After its fifth car derailed and apparently caught fire, the Super Ozora No. 14 express train made an emergency stop in the 685-meter-long Daiichi Niniu tunnel Friday night. JR Hokkaido's operation manual requires that train staff visually confirm a fire before...
  • Japan: 70,000 more should evacuate after Fukushima: Watchdog

    05/24/2011 9:25:10 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 24 replies
    Times of India ^ | 05/24/11
    70,000 more should evacuate after Fukushima: Watchdog AFP | May 24, 2011, 05.30pm IST PARIS: Seventy thousand people living beyond the 20-kilometre no-go zone around Fukushima should be evacuated because of radioactivity deposited by the crippled nuclear plant, a watchdog said. Updating its assessment of the March 11 disaster, France's Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) highlighted an area northwest of the plant that lies beyond the 20-km (12 mile) zone whose inhabitants have already been evacuated. Radioactivity levels in this area range from several hundred becquerels per square metre to thousands or even several million bequerels per...
  • Historic Flooding on Ohio River: Metropolis, Ill., Issues Voluntary Evacuation Order

    05/03/2011 10:17:58 AM PDT · by MosesmomS · 14 replies
    Associated Content ^ | May 2, 2011 | Jayn Bigler
    The Metropolis Emergency Management Agency Director, Keith Davis, has asked media to post the following voluntary evacuation order that has been issued for the City of Metropolis:
  • Radiation May Top Limit in Areas 30km beyond Fukushima Plant(over evac dose outside 30km)

    04/21/2011 7:30:06 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 7 replies
    Jiji Press ^ | 04/21/11
    Radiation May Top Limit in Areas 30km beyond Fukushima Plant Washington, April 20 (Jiji Press)--The Department of Energy has said that areas beyond 30 kilometers northwest of the stricken nuclear power station in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture are estimated to see doses of radiation exceeding the level set by the Japanese government for evacuation. Annual cumulative radiation exposure to people in the areas would reach over 20 millisieverts, according to projections made by the department. Japan has set the 20-millisievert target for part of areas outside a 30-kilometer radius of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, where residents have been advised...
  • Japan: Centenarian Kills Self in New Evacuation Area

    04/14/2011 11:19:10 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 12 replies
    Jiji Press ^ | 04/14/11
    Centenarian Kills Self in New Evacuation Area Fukushima, April 14 (Jiji Press)--A 102-year-old man has killed himself in the Fukushima Prefecture village of Iitate, which will become an evacuation area due to radioactive materials leaking from the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, it was learned Thursday. Before the suicide, the oldest resident of the community discussed evacuation plans with his family, municipal officials said, adding that they suspect the man was depressed at the idea that he would have to leave his place. The man was confirmed dead on Tuesday, the day after the central government announced a plan to...
  • Extinguishers banned as a fire safety hazard

    04/14/2011 10:05:32 AM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 58 replies
    Metro.co.uk ^ | April 14, 2011 | Metro.co.uk
    Fire extinguishers could be removed from communal areas in flats throughout the country because they are a safety hazard, it has emerged. The life-saving devices encourage untrained people to fight a fire rather than leave the building, risk assessors in Bournemouth decided. There are fears that their recommendation, which has seen the extinguishers ripped out of several private, high-rise flats in the town, could set a national precedent. Under the Fire Safety Order of 2005, fire assessments must be carried out to 'eliminate or reduce risk as is reasonably practical'. But Mike Edwards, who lives in one of the blocks,...
  • Japan: People May Be Urged To Move Further From Nuclear Plant For Convenience

    03/24/2011 4:45:41 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 17 replies
    Nikkei ^ | 03/24/11
    People May Be Urged To Move Further From Nuclear Plant For Convenience TOKYO (Kyodo)--The government is reviewing whether to continue its current directive for people living 20 to 30 kilometers away from a troubled nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture to remain indoors, with an eye on possibly recommending they relocate further away to make their everyday life easier over the long term, the top government spokesman indicated Thursday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano noted in a news conference that reconsidering the directive does not mean the risk of radiation leaks from the plant is increasing. ''We are reviewing whether people...
  • Japan: Expatriates Tiptoe Back to the Office(flyjin faces ijime)

    03/23/2011 3:46:44 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 19 replies
    WSJ ^ | 03/23/11
    ASIA NEWS MARCH 23, 2011 Expatriates Tiptoe Back to the Office TOKYO—Life in Japan is showing tentative signs of returning to normal, but a fresh challenge may be facing the expatriates and Japanese who left and are now trickling back to their offices: how to cope with ostracism and anger from their colleagues who have worked through the crisis. One foreigner, a fluent Japanese speaker at a large Japanese company, said that his Japanese manager and colleagues were "furious" with him for moving to Osaka for three days last week and that he felt he was going to have to...
  • US charter flights begin to leave Japan

    03/17/2011 5:07:13 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 5 replies
    MSNBC ^ | 03/17/11
    US charter flights begin to leave Japan Washington offers American military families flights out amid nuclear crisis The first U.S.-chartered aircraft left Japan Thursday with about 100 people aboard headed for Taiwan and another flight is anticipated on Friday, the U.S. State Department said. Under Secretary of State Patrick Kennedy said the passengers included family members of U. S. government employees and a small number o f private U.S. citizens who have chosen to depart Japan due to the ongoing nuclear crisis.
  • Foreign governments tell citizens to evacuate Japanese capital - why has Obama not done the same?

    03/16/2011 6:41:28 PM PDT · by Free ThinkerNY · 23 replies
    dailymail.co.uk ^ | March 16, 2011 | David Derbyshire and Daily Mail Reporter
    Governments across the world are today urging their nationals to leave Tokyo as soon as possible amid fresh safety fears. The U.K. Foreign Office is recommending that all Britons leave the area for their own safety, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade recommended citizens who don't need to be in Japan leave and France told its citizens with no reason to stay in Tokyo to get out. But the White House has not yet told Americans to get out of Tokyo, although it is 'working around the clock (to) determine the whereabouts and well-being' of U.S. citizens there. The...
  • News About The Japanese Imperial Family?

    03/14/2011 8:51:04 AM PDT · by Niuhuru · 4 replies
    Mind of Niuhuru | March 14 2011 | Niuhuru
    Does anyone know what has happend to the Imperial Family? Have they been evacuated or are they staying in Tokyo?
  • 275 new tremors hit quake-torn Japan as fears grow for missing 10,000 in flattened port town[PICS]

    03/14/2011 3:21:31 AM PDT · by 240B · 10 replies
    Mail Online ^ | Last updated at 7:38 AM on 14th March 2011 | Jo Macfarlane
    42 survivors have been pulled out of the rubble Official death toll hits 1,597, but many hundreds believed to be buried under rubble or washed away by waves Toll will soar after around 2,000 bodies were found on the shores of Miyagi prefecture Second explosion at nuclear power plant Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365569/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-10-000-people-missing-Minamisanriku-aftershocks-hamper-rescue-efforts.html#ixzz1GZFu45ty
  • LIVE: KCRA 3 Coverage - Santa Cruz Co. Issues Evacuation Advisory (Pretty good surges goin' on)

    03/11/2011 10:27:01 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 25 replies
    KCRA 3 ^ | 3/11/11 | KCRA 3
    SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Santa Cruz County has issued an evacuation advisory in response to a tsunami expected to hit the Bay Area this morning. Residents who live in an inundation zone, or coastal or low-lying areas, are being told to evacuate their homes and move to higher ground, county spokesman Enrique Sahagun.
  • Tsunami Warning - Hawaii County This is a Civil Defense Message

    03/11/2011 8:07:22 AM PST · by LeoWindhorse · 65 replies
    HCCD ^ | Friday , March 11 | Hawaii Civil Defense
    This is a tsunami update for Friday morning at 530. An evacuation order remains in effect for Hawai’i. Damaging waves have been reported in Kailua-Kona We continue to monitor ocean conditions. For your information all Hawai’i County offices and facilities will be closed today. This includes all Parks and Recreation facilities not used as evacuation centers and all beaches. Bus services will run on a limited schedule, please call 961-8556 for more information Again, an evacuation order remains in effect. All Hawai’i County offices and facilities will be closed today. This includes all Parks and Recreation facilities not used as...
  • Anyone Need Help With Getting People Out Of Libya or Tunisia?

    03/06/2011 6:44:07 PM PST · by Niuhuru · 7 replies
    Mind of Niuhuru | March 6 2011 | Niuhuru
    I recently connected with someone who has permission to land in Libya and Tunisia to get people out. If you have someone you need helped out, tell me here. Give me your: Name/phone number/fax number/email and I will forward your response to my connection. Any comments that are of a general nature will be deleted and not forwarded. The name and email of the airline owner is: Name: Ali Wehbe Company: Swift Jet Email: aliwehbe@hotmail.com