Power cables reach Japan’s nuclear plantExternal power lines connected to quake-stricken facilities to help cooling as fears raised over radiation in seawater.
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Power cables reach Japan’s nuclear plantExternal power lines connected to quake-stricken facilities to help cooling as fears raised over radiation in seawater.

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Japan beset by radiation fearsThe top US nuclear regulator says Japan’s quake-sparked nuclear crisis appears to be on the verge of stabilising.
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Japan beset by radiation fearsThe top US nuclear regulator says Japan’s quake-sparked nuclear crisis appears to be on the verge of stabilising.

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Events have taken a turn for the worse in Japan. The prime minister has warned people living within 30 kilometres of a nuclear plant damaged by Friday’s earthquake to stay indoors.

Naoto Kan made the announcement during a press conference after a third explosion was reported at Fukushima, triggering more concerns about contamination of the atmosphere.

Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports.

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Japan warns that one of its nuclear plants may be in meltdown after a record quake and tsunami wiped out a swathe of the northeast, leaving more than 1,000 people feared dead.

Peter Hayes, the executive director of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable development in Melbourne, describes the situation as “dire” and explains how a “massive nuclear crisis” could unfold.

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BoingBoing is hosting an excellent gallery of aerial photos which depict the scale of devastation caused by the earthquake and susequent tsunami. Click here to see it.
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BoingBoing is hosting an excellent gallery of aerial photos which depict the scale of devastation caused by the earthquake and susequent tsunami. Click here to see it.

Source: blogs.aljazeera.net

At first it didn’t feel unusual, but then it went on and on. So I got myself and my wife under the table. I’ve lived in Japan for ten years, and I’ve never felt anything like this before. The aftershocks keep coming.

It’s gotten to the point where I don’t know whether it’s me shaking or an earthquake.

Jesse Johnson, from Nevada in the US was with his wife, eating at a sushi restaurant in Chiba, north of Tokyo, when the quake hit. [AP]

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Friday’s twin disaster was one of the biggest to hit Japan in recent decades . [Reuters]
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Friday’s twin disaster was one of the biggest to hit Japan in recent decades . [Reuters]

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bilalr: Pic: A massive earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami in northeastern Japan killing hundreds. [Reuters]
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Pic: A massive earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami in northeastern Japan killing hundreds. [Reuters]

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Al Jazeera’s metereologist explains Japan quake

Steff Gaulter gives insights on why Japan is prone to earthquakes.

Source: english.aljazeera.net

A 8.9-magnitude earthquake has triggered a tsunami along Japan’s north-eastern coastline, and scores are feared killed.
Cars, boats, homes and people were swept away as fires burned out of control.
Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports.

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