Uploaded March 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
US military is evacuating women and children of military families first. The just announced 2 hours ago. Story below:
U.S. to evacuate Americans out of Japan
Voluntary evacuation offered to family members and dependents of U.S. personnel
Thursday Mar 17, 2011 12:31:58 EDT
WASHINGTON — The United States has authorized the first evacuations of Americans out of Japan, taking a tougher stand on the deepening nuclear crisis and warning U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to any part of the country as unpredictable weather and wind conditions risked spreading radioactive contamination.
The U.S. is doing minute-by-minute analysis of the fast-moving situation, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday.
Passengers and cargo arriving from Japan are being screened for radiation "in an exercise of caution," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday. She said no harmful levels of radiation had been detected.
President Obama planned to make remarks on the crisis later in the day.
On Wednesday, Obama placed a telephone call to Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday to discuss Japan's efforts to recover from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, and the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Dai-chi plant. Obama promised Kan that the U.S. would offer constant support for its close friend and ally, and "expressed his extraordinary admiration for the character and resolve of the Japanese people," the White House said.
But a hastily organized teleconference late Wednesday with officials from the State and Energy Departments underscored the administration's concerns. The travel warning extends to U.S. citizens already in the country and urges them to consider leaving. The authorized departure offers voluntary evacuation to family members and dependents of U.S. personnel in Tokyo, Yokohama and Nagoya and affects some 600 people.
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US military is evacuating women and children of military families first. The just announced 2 hours ago. Story below:
U.S. to evacuate Americans out of Japan
Voluntary evacuation offered to family members and dependents of U.S. personnel
Thursday Mar 17, 2011 12:31:58 EDT
WASHINGTON — The United States has authorized the first evacuations of Americans out of Japan, taking a tougher stand on the deepening nuclear crisis and warning U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to any part of the country as unpredictable weather and wind conditions risked spreading radioactive contamination.
The U.S. is doing minute-by-minute analysis of the fast-moving situation, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday.
Passengers and cargo arriving from Japan are being screened for radiation "in an exercise of caution," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday. She said no harmful levels of radiation had been detected.
President Obama planned to make remarks on the crisis later in the day.
On Wednesday, Obama placed a telephone call to Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Wednesday to discuss Japan's efforts to recover from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, and the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Dai-chi plant. Obama promised Kan that the U.S. would offer constant support for its close friend and ally, and "expressed his extraordinary admiration for the character and resolve of the Japanese people," the White House said.
But a hastily organized teleconference late Wednesday with officials from the State and Energy Departments underscored the administration's concerns. The travel warning extends to U.S. citizens already in the country and urges them to consider leaving. The authorized departure offers voluntary evacuation to family members and dependents of U.S. personnel in Tokyo, Yokohama and Nagoya and affects some 600 people.
READ MORE: navytimes.com/news/2011/03/ap-us-to-evacuate-americans-from-japan-031711
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