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Australians near the Fukushima power plant,Pittsburgh Steelers jersey, north of Tokyo,Green Bay Packers jersey, have been urged to listen to local authorities and stay away after an explosion there.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said advice so far suggested the blast hit the wall of the nuclear reactor, rather than the core, and added there was no risk to Australia.
‘‘There is no risk to Australia,’’ Ms Gillard said.
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‘‘If there is an evacuation zone, then obey.’’
Ms Gillard defended her right to request urgent briefings from the Japanese government on the safety and technical aspects, as it works frantically to save lives.
In a briefing today,nfl jersey super bowl XLV 2011, Ms Gillard said about half of registered Australians in Japan are safe and authorities are working to contact the rest.
As of early today,Camouflage Jerseys, there were 2331 Australians registered as being in Japan.
Ms Gillard said the safety of 1271 has been confirmed.
An 8.9 magnitude quake hit Japan on Friday, unleashing a 10 metre high tsunami and leaving hundreds dead and thousands missing.
In the small port town of Minamisanriku alone,nba shop, about 10,mlb shop,000 people are unaccounted for - more than half the population - public broadcaster NHK reported.
And now the Asian power is facing a nuclear emergency as cooling systems damaged by the quake failed at two nuclear reactors.
The government reacted quickly,2010 All Star Jerseys, offering whatever assistance Tokyo needed in reacting to what is the largest earthquake to hit the island nation.
"Not everyone who travels registers" with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,authentic jersey, Ms Gillard said.
She went on to say the government had no information to conclude there had been any Australians injured or killed.
"An additional 10 officials are being deployed from Canberra into our embassy in Tokyo," Ms Gillard said.
A backlog of Australians at Tokyo airports trying to get out of the country had "been cleared".
She reiterated the hotline for those seeking information on the emergency was 1300 555 135.
"Do not travel to this region."
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