Japan nuclear crisis: evacuees turned away from shelters(thos from fukushima radiation zone)

Telegraph ^ | 03/30/11 | Julian Ryall

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Japan nuclear crisis: evacuees turned away from shelters

Hundreds of people evacuated from towns and villages close to the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant are being turned away by medical institutions and emergency shelters as fears of radioactive contagion catch on.

By Julian Ryall, in Tokyo

3:54PM BST 30 Mar 2011

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.

The water is the most highly contaminated sample taken from the sea and indicates that radiation from the core of one or more of the reactors, where fuel rods have partly melted, is leaking into the Pacific Ocean.

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now how in the heck are they supposed to get a certificate before they can get into a hospital or a shelter?

This is the not so nice side of Japanese bureaucracy

[GonzoGOP]

Oh for God's sake this is ridiculous. If they are worried have them take a shower and issue them new cloths. That will take care of the low level particulate contamination that most of these people have been exposed to. People need to use their heads here. I understand if they want to take precautions, but locking people out in the cold is just wrong. It is like amputating a persons hand in order to prevent infection from a paper cut.

[TigerLikesRooster]

P!

[de.rm]

..on the other hand, . . they know they've all been massively lied to & are triaging.

[Netizen]

Why can’t they open a shelter just for them?

[Defend Liberty]

I can’t help but wonder if countries will eventually deny entry to anyone coming from Japan if the radiation and plutonium levels keep rising and effecting larger portions of Japan.

[justa-hairyape]

So Tepco is the Umbrella Corporation ? /sarc