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The Nuclear Gypsies Risking Their Lives In Fukushima
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The Nuclear Gypsies Risking Their Lives In Fukushima
  • Published_at:2015-12-27
  • Category:Travel & Events
  • Channel:Seeker Stories
  • tags: discovery human rights photo photography seeker seeker stories social justice story japan fukushima nuclear disaster tsunami earthquake radiation exposed clean up 2011 Health dangerous deadly death cancer new trending environment nuclear gypsies Pollution soil radioactive radioactivity workers laborers volunteers J village evacuated japanese power plant spill no go zone exclusion refugees activists government
  • description: Laborers on the front lines of the Fukushima disaster clean up are known as "nuclear gypsies" and expose themselves to radiation as they attempt to remove nuclear waste. More of Pierpaolo Mittica's photos - http://www.pierpaolomittica.com & Alessandro Tesei's films - http://www.alessandrotesei.com Subscribe! http://skr.cm/SubscribeToStories Seeker Stories finds arresting and unexpected stories in a diverse and changing world. Through short docs, beautiful photographs, and on-the-ground reporting, we try to connect you to places and events that might otherwise feel distant. We're drawn to stories that surprise, challenge, and inspire us. In short, we want to create a more empathetic world. Watch Seeker's content days before anyone else, click here for a free 30 day subscription to Vessel: http://skr.cm/seekeratvessel Join the Seeker community! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeekerNetwork Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seeker-Network/872690716088418?ref=hl Instagram: http://instagram.com/seekernetwork Tumblr: http://seekernetwork.tumblr.com Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/100537624873180533713/about iOS app: http://seekernetwork.com/ios
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