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‘¢ T was asleep at time of flash’’ but was awakened in time to hear ‘‘ seven echoes’

of blast.

Felt shock wave.

‘‘ Was almost knocked down.

Pushed me back, then forward. ’’

‘* Fallout began at 1300°’ on Monday, 1 March. It looked like ‘‘ taro powder or chalk
dust. Water turned yellow shortly after fallout began. Fallout lasted for about seven
hours. ”’
At 0800 (1 March) a group of people left Rongelap to fish at Ailinginae.

Ate breakfast and lunch (1 March). Had evening meal at about 2000. This latter
meal consisted of rice, coffee, and dried fish. (Coffee kept in a can; rice in bags, fish
was taken from an outside drying rack).
,
On Tuesday (2 March), told people not to drink water, but most of them continued
to do so.
‘* Sixteen people left in a plane about 1000,’’ Wednesday, 3 March. ‘‘ The rest

left on a destroyer. ’’
Food and Drink. Bread, rice, copra, cooked fresh fish, fresh coconut milk, coffee,
and jekaro.

Fallout. Started about 1300, 1 March. Was like four.

sneezing.Food tasted strange.

(1 March).

3.7

Caused skin irritation and

_ wag nauseated after breakfast and most of day

GROUP SEVEN
14

(F = 26) 17

79

(M45)

25

(M— 43)

Living Area. Houses No.

(F -4)

[“"—" 2

(M=1)

8 brother

, and

Activities. Tima fished from a canoe from 1000 to 1600, 1 March. He ate no
lunch.
Food and Drink. Bread, rice, copra, cooked fresh fish, fresh coconut
milk, coffee,
and jekaro.
;
Fallout.

3.8

GROUP EIGHT

2

(

rss

}——41

ww
(M=44)59.
—"

(F-34)
(M—36)

Ves
a

(F-6)
: (P=)

Living Area. Entire group at Ailinginae 1—3 March.
Food and Drink. Bread, rice, fresh coconut meat, wild bud, copra, fresh crab,
fresh fish, starch, cooked pumpkin, papaya (peeled), doughnuts, tea, jekaro, and water.
, Drank water after
= — told them notto.
Fallout.

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