Japan’s Nuclear Radiation Leak Worsening

Travelling to and from Japan has started, however the fco advises not to carry out any unnecessary travel to Tokyo. The Japanese President has called it the worst national crises after World War II. Scores of people have died, and on the fourth day of the deadliest 8.8 magnitude earth Quake and a gigantic 10 meters high Tsunami in Japan on March 11, 2011 more dead bodies are being thrown out by the waves.

At present, the lack of food, shelter, water and electricity is a major issue for the ones who managed to survive the ordeal. The injured and those already hospitalized before the incident are in immediate need of medical aid. Moreover, the thousands of dead bodies in less than four days have made the Japanese Government waive the ‘permission for burial’, while coffins and burial grounds are in great shortage.

Making things worse, Japan’s nuclear crises is worsening with time as a nuclear reactor meltdown is said to be possible. Foreign Embassies, Consulates, International NGO and diplomats are moving out of Tokyo fearing a possible stronger Nuclear radiation leak. Although the latest reports confirm a decline in nuclear radiations and that the severity of the radiations is no more than an X-ray however, the incident is compared with Chernobyl of Russia and the Three Miles Island incident in the US. Also, this is raising suspicion of whether India and Pakistan, being Nuclear equipped have adequate safety measures in place? The Japanese Nuclear Crises is most likely to get controlled as the reactor is said to have been using water instead of graphite unlike the Chernobyl.  The Government has warned people to stay indoors and residents within nearly 12 miles have been evacuated already.

The radiation sure will affect food, crops, infants, mortality rate, health and plants life in the affected areas however, it’s too early to determine at what extent this would be. Travelers in Tokyo and other cities of Japan have cut short their holidays and have begun to return to their homelands.