Up to 1,000 bodies left untouched near nuclear plant due to radiation fears

Up to 1,000 bodies left untouched near nuclear plant due to radiation fears

Radiation fears have prevented authorities from collecting as many as 1,000 bodies of victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami from within the 20-kilometer-radius evacuation zone around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, police sources said Thursday.

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http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/higher-radiation-found-outside-japan-nuclear-plant

“It’s All Over!” Fukushima Farmer Commits Suicide After Government Bans Produce Consumption

On the morning of March 24, in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, a 64 year-old farmer hung himself in is own home. Just one day after the Japanese government announced a ban on the consumption of all produce grown in parts of Fukushima Prefecture due to the continuing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility.

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http://hearthevoicefromjapan.blogspot.com/2011_03_29_archive.html

 

Luna, a beagle, sits in her makeshift home at an evacuee center, Thursday, March 24, 2011 in Fukushima, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Japan, famous for drilling its citizens on how to prepare for all manner of natural disasters, has done far less to prepare those who live near its many nuclear reactors for emergencies. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

A woman shares her food with her dog at an evacuation center for pets and their owners near an area devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in Kesennuma, north Japan March 17, 2011.

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・Here are the latest tweets from the quake victims in Japan.  
http://hearthevoicefromjapan.blogspot.com/

How can we help?
Japanese Red Cross
http://www.google.co.jp/intl/en/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html

Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support Website

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Japan-Earthquake-Animal-Rescue-and-Support/207835229228979
OR;
http://japanearthquakeanimalrelief.chipin.com/japan-earthquake-animal-rescue-and-support/