Thursday, March 17, 2011

Foreigners Flock Airports to Leave Japan Amid Nuclear Crisis


Airlines scrambled on Thursday to fly thousands of passengers out of Tokyo. Fears about Japan's nuclear crisis are mounting and several countries are urging their citizens to leave.

The U.S. State Department says the government has chartered aircraft to help Americans leave Japan and had authorized the voluntary departure of family members of diplomatic staff in Tokyo, Nagoya and Yokohama -- about 600 people.




VIA [NTDT]