RESIDENTS of Russia's Far East on Wednesday stocked up on iodine and nervously checked radiation levels despite official reassurances there was no danger from Japan's quake-damaged nuclear plant just 1,000km to the east.
Russia's emergencies ministry said that radiation levels remained normal and stressed that there was no risk for human health and that no danger from radiation was expected but many were not convinced.
In the regional capital Vladivostok, which is no more than 1,000km west of the Fukushima nuclear plant, pharmacies were sold-out of iodine, dosimeters - instruments that measure the amount of radiation - flew off the shelves and people bought tickets to Moscow.
'All the medicine was sold out yesterday and it is unclear when the new supplies will arrive,' said a salesman at a local pharmacy, referring to iodine, a standard anti-radiation treatment.
Pensioner Tatyana Zaitseva said she looked for iodine at several pharmacies in the city but could not find it anywhere.
'I believe that our authorities are telling the truth about what has happened in Japan,' she said. 'But you never know what may happen: today the situation is this but tomorrow the wind will change and we will get all the radiation.'
Source : Straitstimes
Russia's emergencies ministry said that radiation levels remained normal and stressed that there was no risk for human health and that no danger from radiation was expected but many were not convinced.
In the regional capital Vladivostok, which is no more than 1,000km west of the Fukushima nuclear plant, pharmacies were sold-out of iodine, dosimeters - instruments that measure the amount of radiation - flew off the shelves and people bought tickets to Moscow.
'All the medicine was sold out yesterday and it is unclear when the new supplies will arrive,' said a salesman at a local pharmacy, referring to iodine, a standard anti-radiation treatment.
Pensioner Tatyana Zaitseva said she looked for iodine at several pharmacies in the city but could not find it anywhere.
'I believe that our authorities are telling the truth about what has happened in Japan,' she said. 'But you never know what may happen: today the situation is this but tomorrow the wind will change and we will get all the radiation.'
Source : Straitstimes
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