Nuclear fallout will “engulf” Taiwan starting April 6 — “People should stay home” or “Immediately take off their clothes and cleanse nuclear contaminants” (VIDEO)

Published: April 4th, 2011 at 1:34 am ET
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Radioactive fallout may hit Taiwan in two days, The China Post/Asia News Network, April 04, 2011:

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… Boosted by the southward movement of cold air from the Chinese mainland, these northeast winds will push a cloud of strontium and radioactive iodine particles toward Taiwan from a distance of about 2,500 km, and then the weakening high pressure over Taiwan will draw in the fallout, which will engulf the whole island for at least two days from April 6 on. …

People should stay home while the nuclear fallout is here in order to avoid prolonged exposure, a specialist with the Veterans General Hospital said, adding those who must go out should immediately take off their clothes and cleanse nuclear contaminants from their bodies as soon as they are back home.

People should wear long-sleeved clothing and masks when they go out on a sunny day and carry an umbrella if it rains, said [Taiwan Atomic Energy Council]‘s Lee Jo-chan, who also recommended cleansing showers, but not iodine tablets and table salt. …

Read the report here.

Published: April 4th, 2011 at 1:34 am ET
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