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China Orders Mass Evacuation Of Its Citizens From Northeast Japan
Following reports that all major banks have pulled their employees out of Tokyo overnight, finally broad evacuations are starting to spread to the ordinary citizens, starting with China. AP reports that: "China became the first government to organize a mass evacuation of its citizens from Japan's northeast on Tuesday, while other foreigners left the country following radiation leaks at an earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant. Austria said it is moving its embassy from Tokyo to Osaka, 250 miles (400 kilometers) away, due to radiation concerns. France recommended that its citizens leave the Japanese capital, while the U.S. government advised Americans to avoid travel to Japan." And while the Chinese concern for its citizens is admirable, what is peculiar is the complete silence as to how China, which is very much downwind from Fukushima, is handling the fears of its own local citizens regarding spreading radiation.
More:
China's announcement came as Japan's nuclear crisis took a dramatic turn for the worse following an explosion and a fire at reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex. Japanese authorities said the fire caused radiation to spew into the air and told people living nearby to stay indoors.
The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo said on its website that it was preparing to send buses to remove its nationals from Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Iwate prefectures, the hardest-hit provinces.
The embassy said the evacuation was necessary "due to the seriousness of and uncertainty surrounding the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant at present."
Chinese diplomats were visiting the area to assist Japanese officials, said a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, Jiang Yu, in Beijing. She gave no other details of the operation.
The number of Chinese affected is unclear, but the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing said it had contacted 22,155 Chinese nationals in the quake-hit areas, while another 261 could not be reached. Many Chinese work in factories in Japan, and the area around Fukushima is home to numerous small manufacturers.
China Southern Airlines said it will use larger, 272-seat aircraft on the route between Tokyo and the Chinese city of Shenyang to handle the evacuees, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
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As you would expect.
http://www.zerohedge.com/forum/99er-charts-0
Good news...so that when Japanese folks are scrambling to find food and gasoline while dodging radition tossed at them by their incompetent government, having fewer asshat Chinese fucks in their way will be super bullish!
Buy casual dining stocks in Japan!
betcha can't name one.
Does McDonalds count?
There is a rule in ZH that anything related to China or Chinese has to be used with fuck, suck, asshole or evil together, right?
Well thank GOD they got the bankers out first...wouldn't want anything to happen to the important people.
Yes, they got out.
But if the common people close the curtains and their doors, it will also keep the radiation away... untill their eyes start to boil...
I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY ASK THE PEOPLE TO STAY INDOORS!!!
GET
THE
FUCK
AWAY
FROM
DEATH MAN'S ISLAND (formely know as japan)
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY ASK THE PEOPLE TO STAY INDOORS!!!"
Ohh come on! Really? While the folks are hunkering down inside their makeshift nuclear fallout shelters, the Banksta's are loading up the big SUV's with all of the cash! Wouldn't want to be seen with the goods, ya' know!
Look at the bright side; at least they figured out how to get rid of the bankers.
You beat me to it....
"Tokyo and the Chinese city of Shenyang"
That's a one-hour flight. The Chinese should evacuate Shenyang itself.
China is very much downwind from Fukushima? Did they move China or Fukushima when I wasn't looking?
actually...
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/12/japan.earthquake.tsunami.ear...
The 600,000 rods stored in the containment pools will provide enough radiation for said moving cloud for weeks if not months ....
Hello? Wind direction is the key. Assuming winds blowing out of the northeast.
Hello? Wind direction is the key. Assuming winds blowing out of the northeast.
So much to write about in the last four days, Tyler's fingers must be getting stiff from typing.
BTW - Josef Oehmen seems not to have acted in bad faith.
His "Don't Worry" article was apparently a personal email sent to family in Japan. Some relative posted it and it went viral.
It seems to me that what temperatures the fuel rods (which are no longer chain-reacting) are capable of generating at this point should be able to be estimated. And - is that or is that not a level which would compromise the outermost containment barrier at the plant.
99.9% of the Joseph Oehmen post remains accurate. He seems to have discounted the possibility of a major containment breach (which hasn't actually transpired), but by and large, he's spot on..
The spent fuel is probably the biggest concern just now.
I hope that's true. We should all be parsing the actual facts and figures here as much as possible and not freaking out about what constitutes propaganda and what doesn't. (ahem) http://www.zerohedge.com/article/remember-mit-all-safe-paper
Obviously, EVERYTHING is UNDER CONTROL - MSM -MSNBC -->
Radiation levels decline, but leaks from quake-hit plant force 140,000 indoorsThe Chinese Government are simply overreacting - MSNBC -->Pathetic
The clouds will be blowing towards the US, no?
No way. Besides there's only one time zone because the sun rolls around mother earth and the stars are a blanket.
Well...the IAEA again announcing safety and stability at Japanese reactors. Yep. You got to love these crony capitalist/Marxist fucksticks trying to convince folk to come out and enjoy the air!
Chalk up another discredited agency full of asshats...in a contest to see which can be the biggest fuckstick asshat of all...as Japanese people rely on their glass windows to protect them from government/big energy incompetence.
Sound the all clear!
"You got to love these crony capitalist/Marxist fucksticks trying to convince folk to come out and enjoy the air!"
So, it's all-clear and we can head to the mall? Super!
"The clouds will be blowing towards the US, no?"
Towards California. San Francisco, California. And where is "China Town"?.
See the connection now?
only to be followed up by this...
Headlines are crossing various wires/news outlets from IAEA saying all units at Japan's Fukushima Daini, Onagawa, and Tokai nuclear plants in "safe and stable" condition We'd note that these are different units from the troubled reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. the spin cycle is on highThey better hope it's not so hot at to turn to steam.
Brave pilot.
That's got to win the Worst Job of the Year Award.
Where's Mike Rowe? http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/dirty-jobs/
I hope they are making time and a half
Gold
Also as you would expect.
http://www.zerohedge.com/forum/99er-charts-0
..and the yen staying relatively strong vs USD. USD/JPY trying to push back through 81 but not quite making it.
Cui bono? Who gains? We live in a retarded world. Look at all the disinfo posters suddenly cropping up here, toeing the party line.
Just prepare. Or if you are prepared, prepare to act. If you are already acting, good for you. If you have someone acting on yoru behalf, know that shit is really going down.
if China steps in (first), to help it's citizens, what next?
Germany shutting down reactors (I believe they are 17% nuclear powered as a nation)... is there a play underfoot in all this real human tragedy?
The only sensors that make sense are your own. If not yet honed, now is the time for a quick honing.
BS dectectors on high, mine are and I'm starting to get a little confused.
Everything down? Oil down?
Reeks of last play, final hand manipulation. I'm moving forward with that as my baseline.
Next up is the US. And Spain. Count on it.
ORI
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So are the Chinese going to evacuate Taiwan as well? /sarc_off
I was going to go long "Extended StayAmerica" after this news, but it appears they were bought out of bankruptcy by an investment group including Blackstone Group, Paulson & Co. and Centerbridge Partners in October 2010.
Something is rotten in Denmark if these guys own this chain now -- Paulson and Blackstone will have us out of our homes and into their dojo's of death soon enough
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Stay_America
Remember that run on the South Korean banks before the earthquake? Anyone know what's going on there now???
Yea, they all bought iPads and Snuggies.
In light of evacuations, any thoughts on whether Japan markets will open tomorrow?
“…The Hour of Truth happens one day, now I don’t know when it’s gonna be, tomorrow, or in 3 years, 5 years, ten years, but the next crisis will bring down the entire capitalistic system.” Marc Faber 9/24/9
Bloomberg interviewer: You’re so sure about that?
Marc Faber : Yes. Including Bloomberg, myself and everybody.
http://eclipptv.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=7468
Sorry Kimosabe,
No the hour of truth is aqui kimosabe. El tiempo de diablo esta aqui.
First lemme point out that the quote "Capitalist" System unquote is fucking an illusion of the magnitude that makes a smelly bitch with her face caked with Maybelline look like "The Real Thing". These assholes in charge (AIC's) have fucked things up so bad it makes my rat infested, barnicle bloated, rust bucked look like the Rothschilds 100 meter yacht in Nice the day it was Christened.
Lemme see: Japs, how fast can you all paddle?
Transmission Out
China, which is very much downwind from Fukushima, is handling the fears of its own local citizens regarding spreading radiation.
Not so much. Prevailing winds are easterly, blowing to the pacific. Low level winds may be heading inland towards the mountains within Japan, but overall, China is upwind.
What queries me is what this will mean for fishing/seaweed harvesting in Japan's waters. This is pretty much a foregone conclusion that the Japanese won't be eating their own seafood anymore. With the i129,131 in the air, they'll want to have lots of kelp. But alas, their waters are unusable. Long kelp?
No worries - Stay put and follow these instructions the US government gave to its soldiers in Japan in 1950. I realize these are for an A Bomb but mI suppose an exploding reactor or two might qualify as well.
Individual Action
Air Burst of Atomic Bomb
GPO Document 1950 O- 908880
Before Burst
Air raid alert or General Quarters is sounded. Take prescribed action! The best defense against an "A" bomb is the same as against HE bombs.
During and After Burst
1. Take cover, unless under other attack, and stay for 10 seconds or until heavy debris has stopped falling.
2. Underground shelters, ships, basements and slit trenches are all good protection. Lie close to wall out of path of flying debris. Keep head covered and avoid exposure of bare skin. Fall flat if no protection is available.
If At Duty Station
1. Resume duties if able
2. The war won't be over. Get back to work and be ready for orders and instructions.
If Not At Duty Station
1. Help Others
2. Thousands of lives can be saved by prompt aid. Help save lives by helping others.
3. By the time the debris has stopped falling there is no further radiation hazard.
Report to Duty Station
1. Organization is necessary to reduce the effects of the bomb.
2. Report to receive treatment if necessary, and work to help overall situation.
Don't Panic and Don't Spread Rumors
1. Rushing aimlessly about will hinder rescue and damage control. Keep your experience to yourself and don't enlarge on what you hear from others.
2. Remember - the large casualties in Japan resulted from failure to provide air raid warning and from lack of organization.
Effects of Air Burst of Atomic Bomb
Blast
1. Sudden shock
2. Shock pressure from burst not enough to kill. Flying debris causes most injuries.
Heat
1. "Flash heat" - first few seconds. Burns on exposed skin occur out to two miles.
2. Light colored clothes afford protection
3. Keep your shirt on
Fires
1. Flash heat causes forest and brush fires. Many fires started by stoves, short-circuits, etc.
2. Broken power lines on ships start electrical fires. ( Fight these fires in normal manner)
Nuclear Radiation
Flash Radiation
1. 50% of radiation occurs in first second.
2. 80% occurs in first 10 seconds
3. 100% in first 90 seconds
4. Fall or dive fast to place as much material as possible between you and the blast. In most cases if you are not wounded or burned you will not have to worry about radiation.
Lingering Radiation
1. So small it is not a hazard. Disregard it.
One word Sargent York there: KYFAG (kiss your fuckin' ass good bye)
Fukin York won CMH and boatload of other metals:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_York
Since when does China give a rat's ass about it's people? Except for the big hat commies, that is!