A text message has been circulating around, warning Filipinos to stay indoors since radiation coming from a leak in a devastated Fukushima nuclear plant may hit local winds starting 4 p.m. today.
In an interview with ANC's Dateline Philippines, however, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Renato Solidum debunked claims of fear-mongering message senders, assuring Filipinos that there is zero probability that radiation, if there is indeed a leak, would come our way.
Commenter "J" says: "I got that message as well... Obviously it is just a message trying to inspire mass hysteria. BBC did not actually write this..."Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/check-out-the-news-alert-people-in-china-just-got-2011-3#ixzz1GeAJWo27
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