Japan: EARTHQUAKE - TSUNAMI Updates
140,000 People Ordered To Seal Themselves Indoors After Series Of Explosions And Fires At Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant - Japanese Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano Reports Fukushima Plant Workers Have Been Withdrawn Following Sudden Rise In Radiation Levels Today
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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Last updated at 5:15am CDT .
About above photo: A fishing boat crashes against a building after being swept ashore during a massive tsunami that hit the Japanese fishing port of Ofunato, Japan, March 15, 2011. The town was devastated by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake that triggered the destructive tsunami. U.S. service members have been assisting in relief efforts in the country.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Bradley
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* CBS News has this update on the news... Workers reportedly return to tsunami-stricken plant after evacuation order; Officials tell CBS it was never totally abandoned
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* CNN has the following report posted up on their website early this Wednesday morning and it starts off like this... Japan's Emperor addressed the nation Wednesday -- a rare event that only occurs in times of war or national crisis... Emperor Akihito's speech underlined Prime Minister Naoto Kan's earlier assertion that the country was going through its worst crisis since World War II. And it came on the same day that white smoke and a new blaze at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear plant added to radiation concerns in a country grappling with a nuclear crisis...
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Today’s Videos:
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Survivors Search For Hope Among The Rubble
About this video: The town of Otsuchi was not only hit by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami but a fire also ravaged the place. Most survivors have a stunned and lost look about them... There are some happy reunions, two women who knew each other from childhood found one another after thinking each was dead... One man searching through the debris said, "I have no idea what is going to happen. The whole town has gone, the town next door is gone... it's as if I am living in a dream."
This video posted on YouTube by Euronews .
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Japan Abandons Nuke Plant Over Radiation
About this short news video: Japan suspended operations to prevent a stricken nuclear plant from melting down Wednesday after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous for workers to remain at the facility. (March 15th)
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Tsunami in Japan [HD] 3/11 first person FULL raw footage
About this video: This is the full raw footage filmed by some Japanese people on Friday March 11th, 2011, during the tsunami which occurred in northern Japan, following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake... According to the video, it was filmed in the Miyagi Prefecture in the city of Kesennuma which has 74,000 inhabitants.
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“It's not Impossible”
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Radiation Forces Pullout Around Japan Plant
About this video: Emergency crews were forced to retreat from Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Wednesday after a spike in radiation. The pullback cost precious time in the fight to prevent a nuclear meltdown. (March 16th)
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You GOT to click this one out...
Ultimate Loyalty:
Japanese Dog Refuses to Leave Injured Friend Behind
Emerging coverage from Japan offers a moving example of ultimate dog loyalty, and clearly illustrates the challenges faced by animal victims of the earthquake and tsunami.
This video posted on YouTube by LNeilB2 .
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