Saturday, March 21, 2015

Charlie Hebdo Makes Fun of Fukushima in Latest Issue

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The French magazine has published a cartoon satirizing the radiation effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011.
The controversial French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has published a cartoon marking four years since the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which suffered major damage in March 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. The cartoon depicts two people in hazardous materials suits against the dark background of a power plant, which is spewing pollution. The pair talk about the first swallow of spring time, while looking at the footprints of a huge bird in front of them that dwarfs the people in size and alludes to the effects of the plant's radiation on the surrounding environment.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150319/1019710862.html#ixzz3V3WLnvlF

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