Mars 2011 / The Associated Press

Amid nuke crisis, French urged to leave Tokyo

By MARI YAMAGUCHI

TOKYO — The French Embassy is advising its citizens to leave Tokyo and its surroundings in case a cloud of radiation heads to the city.

After a devastating earthquake and tsunami, multiple nuclear reactors are facing possible meltdowns at plants more than a hundred miles (200 kilometers) from Tokyo.

The embassy’s Sunday message said scientists were indicating that the crisis would be managed and pose little risk to Tokyo.

But it urged those who did not have to (…)

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