Every now and then details came from Japan regarding people and animals found stranded in remote or deserted villages almost one month after the 9.0 earthquake. Rescue workers, journalists, and people who happened to be in those areas rushed to help those lucky to escape the deadly tremble followed by tsunami but also to inform the world about their deeds.
The latest report of this kind is about a 75 years old Japanese farmer found by a journalist, on Friday, April 8, stranded alone in Minami Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, inside the 20 kilometer radius evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex.
He seemed to have locomotor problems and was unaware of his wife’s whereabouts. He was a sort of the last samurai of Minami Soma who fought for his life ever since authorities had ordered evacuations and his neighbors have all fled his city. Rescuers found him surrounded by fallen trees, dead pigs and garbage strewn by the horrifying March 11 tsunami in Japan.
Kunio Shiga mentioned that the tsunami came just a few yards off his doorstep and his only connection with the world was a battery-powered radio he had listened for days in his home with no electricity, running water or heating. Shiga recounted his traumatizing experience, how he had nearly starved, with no electricity or running water and no rescuers ever coming for him. The farmer agreed to be taken to a shelter.
A relatively long list of persons and animals stranded in different places in Japan after the earthquake stirred distrust and rumors that these are fake reports, invented to attract attention and increase mass media audience. Some openly stated that “they do not buy this anymore”.
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Modern Samurai - Fukushima's suicide teams
"The Suicide Team" or "Samurai", as they are being called, make up a group of workers still trying to avoid a nuclear disaster at Fukushima, will be paying the ultimate price.
The Japanese Government is offering high salaries for workers willing to sacrifice themselves for "the good of the nation". And there are many who accept to consciously expose themselves to high radiation levels in order to try and stabilize the nuclear reactors and prevent core meltdown.
The core in reactor 2 is melting
The core in reactor 2 seems to have almost completely melted, warned experts on Tuesday, spreading fear that workers will not be able to save the reactor and avoid radioactive gases leaking into the atmosphere.
Richard Lahey, who was chief of one the safety research teams at General Electric back when the company had installed units in Fukushima, said that in his opinion, the workers still pumping water over these 3 reactors practically have already lost the battle.
Workers at Fukushima paid with 1,000 euros per day
According to The Independent, workers receive amounts between 80,000 and 100,000 yen per day, or the equivalent of about 1,000 euros/day. The amount was disclosed by a former worker who was part of the team at Fukushima.
Employees from Fukushima nuclear plant are being exposed to high levels of radiation in an attempt to control the overheated reactor core. They agree to work in these conditions, although they are conscious that it's a suicide mission.
Heroes of Fukushima: "It is inevitable that some of them will die in the coming weeks"
Workers from the team "Fukushima 50" are trying to cool the nuclear power reactors are repeatedly expose themselves to high radioactive levels.
"My son and his colleagues have discussed and are willing to die if necessary to save the nation" said the mother of a 32 year old worker. "He told me that they have all accepted the idea that they will probably die soon after because of high radiation or long-term due to cancer."
She could not confirm whether her son or other workers already suffered from any diseases caused by radiation, but said it was inevitable that some of them would die in the coming weeks or months.
"They know that it is impossible not to have been exposed to deadly doses of radiation" said the worker's mother.
Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, said Thursday, while in a conversation with the Japanese Communist Party leader, that the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant will most probably have to be torn down for good.
The Japanese Government is offering high salaries for workers willing to sacrifice themselves for "the good of the nation". And there are many who accept to consciously expose themselves to high radiation levels in order to try and stabilize the nuclear reactors and prevent core meltdown.
The core in reactor 2 is melting
The core in reactor 2 seems to have almost completely melted, warned experts on Tuesday, spreading fear that workers will not be able to save the reactor and avoid radioactive gases leaking into the atmosphere.
Richard Lahey, who was chief of one the safety research teams at General Electric back when the company had installed units in Fukushima, said that in his opinion, the workers still pumping water over these 3 reactors practically have already lost the battle.
Workers at Fukushima paid with 1,000 euros per day
According to The Independent, workers receive amounts between 80,000 and 100,000 yen per day, or the equivalent of about 1,000 euros/day. The amount was disclosed by a former worker who was part of the team at Fukushima.
Employees from Fukushima nuclear plant are being exposed to high levels of radiation in an attempt to control the overheated reactor core. They agree to work in these conditions, although they are conscious that it's a suicide mission.
Heroes of Fukushima: "It is inevitable that some of them will die in the coming weeks"
Workers from the team "Fukushima 50" are trying to cool the nuclear power reactors are repeatedly expose themselves to high radioactive levels.
"My son and his colleagues have discussed and are willing to die if necessary to save the nation" said the mother of a 32 year old worker. "He told me that they have all accepted the idea that they will probably die soon after because of high radiation or long-term due to cancer."
She could not confirm whether her son or other workers already suffered from any diseases caused by radiation, but said it was inevitable that some of them would die in the coming weeks or months.
"They know that it is impossible not to have been exposed to deadly doses of radiation" said the worker's mother.
Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, said Thursday, while in a conversation with the Japanese Communist Party leader, that the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant will most probably have to be torn down for good.
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