A hoax text message saying that radiation will hit the Philippines spreads following the explosion at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.
Here’s the text message:
Bbc news:
Japan govt confirms radiation leak at Fukushima nuclear plant. Asian countries should take necessary precautions. Remain indoors first 24 hours.
Close doors n windows. Swab neck skin with betadine where thyroid area is. Radiation may hit the phil.at starting 4p.m.today.
DOST chief Mario Montejo said in an interview that the rumors about radiation coming to the Philippines is not true, adding that the leak in Fukushima site was too small to affect the country.
In addition, international news sites reported that Japanese officials have been reassuring the public that radiation levels at the Fukushima 1 are within legal limits.
A second explosion happened on Monday at Unit 3 of the Fukushima No. 1 (Dai-ichi) sending a massive column of smoke into the air. The first blast took place on Saturday at the plant’s Unit 1 reactor after Friday’s twin disasters in Japan.
