80s 1985 In May, the Rainbow Warrior visits Rongelap, a Pacific island where the fallout from US atmospheric tests in the 1950s is now causing widespread health problems. Greenpeace helps to evacuate the residents – some 300 people – to the island of Mejato. After the Rongelap evacuation, the Rainbow Warrior heads to New Zealand, from where she plans to travel to Moruroa Atoll to protest French nuclear testing. But the voyage is not to be…
main image Rongelap Island image 1 The crew helps to evacuate the Rongelap Islanders image 2 The Rainbow Warrior transports adults and children from Rongelap with 100 tonnes of belongings to the island of Mejato, 14 hours away image 3 A woman and two children on the deck of the Rainbow Warrior. The health of many adults and children has suffered as a result of the fallout from US nuclear tests. All images © Greenpeace / Fernando Pereira
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