Romania started to repatriate citizens from Japan, with a Tarom airplane carrying 30 Romanians having landed on Sunday evening (March 20) in Bucharest. Most of those who chose to return to Romania after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan were women and children.

The Romanian citizens weren’t scanned for radiations, because both the Japanese and South Korean authorities didn’t find it necessary to check passengers for radioactivity. Other Romanians decided to temporarily leave the risk areas in Japan, heading to other places in the world, following the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs advice.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget has been supplemented with EUR 260,000 for costs of transport and for the consular assistance for the Romanians in Japan”, said Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc.

He also said that there is no radiation risk for Romania and that the financial support that the Romanians are willing to give to Japan will be offered according to Japan’s needs, but it will be transmitted in accordance with EU countries.

Alexandru Camburu, alex.camburu@romania-insider.com