Explosion rocks Japan nuclear plant

Saturday, March 12th 2011 8:57 PMErbil, March 12 (AKnews) – The devastating earthquake in Japan led to a dangerous explosion in the country’s nuclear power plant, According to BBC online news service.

At least four workers were injured and a black cloud covered the area after the explosion.
The reactor was not hit and that means the radiation was not spread over, Japanese officials said.
A huge relief operation is under way after the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which are thought to have killed at least 1,000 people.
The offshore earthquake triggered a tsunami which wreaked havoc on Japan’s north-east coast, sweeping far inland and devastating a number of towns and villages.
GS AKnews
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