We had a big party planned in AizuWakamatsu tonight but the lack of gas has caused me to cancel [not for people there, just me because I can't get out due to gas rationing].
Aftershocks still happening although less frequent and much less intense.
The radiation coverage on the news is bordering on ridiculous.
Right now in Kitakata its only .41
In Fukushima city, where the reactor is, its 12.30.
Translated... if you stood outside in Fukushima city [near where the reactor is] for an entire year, you would only get the minimum amount needed for an increased cancer risk. Where I am [and in Tokyo], even if I stood outside for hours on end, I would not catch a thing.
And its currently -2. So I'm not outside or planning to go outside.
They evacuated some people from Fukushima city to Yamagata [just North of me] today.
All evacuees from Fukushima to Yamagata city were screened for radiation and NOT A SINGLE ONE was measured with unhealthy radiation levels. Not a one!
Even the embassy increased their evacuation zone to 50 miles [80km], and I am still not in that zone.
Long story short, I am not near the reactor. It's really OK.
I am, however, starting to get really fed up with the mass media coverage!!
I think the BBC said it best:
"This has all been greatly over-hyped by foreign media. The radiation rates in Tokyo are same as they were back in December. All the protections around the reactors are doing exactly what they have been designed to do. The health risks are low near the edge of the evacuation zone, and almost non-existent in Tokyo even considering the worst case scenarios. What people need to be concerned about are the 100,000s of Japanese without shelter, warm clothes, blankets with little water and food in the north part of Japan. There are still thousands waiting to be rescued. People are dying and suffering in those devastated areas, while the media continues to create panic around these reactors. This is a small problem, even in the worse case compared to the damage the tsunamis have caused."
We need to get media coverage back on the tsunami victims.
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Solid blog. All very good to see.
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