Military evacuation of Japan begins

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First the women and children, then the non-essential personnel, then the essential personnel.

Voluntary at the moment.

 
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The US government has chartered planes to evacuate Americans from Japan, in a sign that the US is increasingly concerned about the nuclear crisis.

The US state department issued a travel warning late on Wednesday urging Americans to delay travel to Japan.

America is conducting "minute-by-minute" analysis of the situation, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.

President Barack Obama has assured Japan of America's ongoing support.

BBC News - Japan quake: US charters planes to help citizens leave
 
Attempts to cool down a stricken reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan have suffered a further setback with radiation levels rising rather than falling after attempts to douse it with high-pressure hoses.

Six fire engines and a police water cannon were sent in on Thursday evening to spray the plant's No 3 reactor. But afterwards radiation emissions rose from 3,700 microsieverts per hour to 4,000 per hour, the Kyodo news agency quoted Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) as saying.

An earlier attempt in which military helicopters dropped thousands of litres of water on the plant also appeared to have failed.

As part of the desperate new tactics to avert nuclear meltdown, Chinook helicopters targeted the No 3 reactor's spent fuel rod pool, which is overheating and at risk of releasing dangerous radioactive steam.

Two helicopters flying at less than 300 feet dumped four loads of water. Footage suggested much of it missed the target.

Japan nuclear reactor water-bombing has little effect | World news | guardian.co.uk
 
First the women and children, then the non-essential personnel, then the essential personnel.

Voluntary at the moment.


Wow, I was stationed at Atsugi (well actually in VAW-115 w/ CAG 5, but we spend a lot of time there), many mornings I walked out of the barracks to see Mt. Fuji to the north.

My BIL is a is now in Yokusuka TAD, he's a doctor. He's called home to check-in with his wife and to let her know he's safe and she's passed the info to the rest of us. Currently I'm sure he's very busy protecting out service members and assisting with civilian injured.


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If nothing else the evacuation will free up more vital resources and make room for displaced Japanese.
 
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"We've had a week of no water, no kerosene, so we stink and we're cold. There is no transportation so we feel our options closing," said Paul Harris, who had lived in Sendai for 20 years, and was leaving with his Japanese partner, Kayoko Ono. "It hurts to leave. This is home and we will be back. If it weren't for the problems at the power plant, things would get back to normal here. But officials don't seem confident it will go well."

Such inconveniences pale beside the suffering of the 430,000 Japanese refugees made homeless by the tsunami. Many of them are huddled in temporary shelters with poor sanitation, little food and insufficient blankets and heating despite plunging outdoor temperatures.

But fears of radioactivity and worsening shortages have prompted many countries to advise their citizens in north Japan to leave.

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The pressure to leave is immense, but many are conflicted.

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Leaving though is a privilege. Most of the Japanese people in the shelters are trapped by a lack of petrol, a shortage that has also made it difficult to distribute food.
Fukushima nuclear threat: expats agonise over leaving Sendai | World news | guardian.co.uk
 
"We've had a week of no water, no kerosene, so we stink and we're cold. There is no transportation so we feel our options closing," said Paul Harris, who had lived in Sendai for 20 years, and was leaving with his Japanese partner, Kayoko Ono. "It hurts to leave. This is home and we will be back. If it weren't for the problems at the power plant, things would get back to normal here. But officials don't seem confident it will go well."

Such inconveniences pale beside the suffering of the 430,000 Japanese refugees made homeless by the tsunami. Many of them are huddled in temporary shelters with poor sanitation, little food and insufficient blankets and heating despite plunging outdoor temperatures.

But fears of radioactivity and worsening shortages have prompted many countries to advise their citizens in north Japan to leave.

...

The pressure to leave is immense, but many are conflicted.

...

Leaving though is a privilege. Most of the Japanese people in the shelters are trapped by a lack of petrol, a shortage that has also made it difficult to distribute food.
Fukushima nuclear threat: expats agonise over leaving Sendai | World news | guardian.co.uk

It wouldn't surprise me to see US bases used to house refugees. We may have already offered it up.
 

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