Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Rongelap-Islanders-Welcome-the-Rainbow-Warrior-27MZIFMSMSM.htmlConceptually similarRongelap Islanders Welcome the Rainbow WarriorGP0483Completed★★★★Rongelap Islanders Welcome the Rainbow WarriorGP0BF6Completed★★★★Campaigner Steve Sawyer on RongelapGP01BKACompleted★★★★★★Rongelap Islanders Welcome the Rainbow WarriorGP0STTPZACompleted★★★★Evacuation of Rongelap Islanders to MejatoGP0SI6Completed★★★★Rongelap Islanders Welcome the Rainbow WarriorGP0JMQCompleted★★★★Evacuation of Rongelap Islanders to MejatoGP0YEKCompleted★★★★Evacuation of Rongelap Islanders to MejatoGP0I2GCompleted★★★★★★Evacuation of Rongelap Islanders to MejatoGP0VYJCompleted★★★★View AllGP0H4LRongelap Islanders Welcome the Rainbow WarriorRongelap islanders welcoming the Rainbow Warrior. The Rainbow Warrior crew is evacuating Rongelap Islanders to Mejato. Rongelap suffered nuclear fallout from US nuclear tests done from 1946 - 1958, making it a hazardous place to live. The health of many adults and children has suffered as a result. The Greenpeace crew took adults, children and 100 tonnes of belongings onboard.Locations:Marshall Islands-Pacific Ocean-Rongelap AtollDate:14 May, 1985Credit:© Greenpeace / Fernando PereiraMaximum size:2627px X 1831pxKeywords:Beaches-Day-Greenpeace activists-Greenpeace crew-Greenpeace staff-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Nuclear (campaign title)-Nuclear radiation-Nuclear weapons testing-Outdoors-Signs-Small group of peopleShoot:Nuclear Fallout Evacuation with Rainbow Warrior in RongelapOperation Exodus Rongelap. The island of Rongelap was used for USA nuclear tests from 1946-1958 and was hit by nuclear fallout. Many adults and children suffered from diseases related to the nuclear tests. The crew of the Rainbow Warrior took adults, children and 100 tonnes of belongings onboard to the island of Mejato, 14 hrs sailing from Rongelap. These are the last photos taken by Fernando Pereira.Related Collections:Nuclear Evacuation with Rainbow Warrior in Rongelap (Photos & Videos)Greenpeace 40th Anniversary Exhibition Images (All Photographers)
