Friday, March 18, 2011

Japan's Earthquake



In Japan in 3 nuclear power plant was a leak. An explosive impact occurred Tuesday morning at the No. 2 reactor.Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday the risk of further releases of radioactive material remains "very high," as crews struggle to contain an increasingly critical crisis at a damaged nuclear plant.An explosion in a building housing the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant injured 11 workers Monday.Meanwhile, rescue workers continued Tuesday to scour tangled and displaced piles of debris, searching for survivors.The confirmed death toll, growing every few hours, reached 2,475 on Tuesday. The number of dead is expected to rise, as rescuers reach more hard-hit areas.At least 3,118 people were still missing Tuesday.In Tokyo, many trains were not running or were severely delayed because of power outages.About 15,000 people have been rescued