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Sat Mar-12-11 02:32 AM
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235. Japan declares nuclear emergency at quake-hit reactors

Source: BBC

Japan has declared a state of emergency at two nuclear power plants, as officials try to confirm whether a reactor has gone into meltdown.

Cooling systems inside several reactors at the Fukushima 1 and 2 power plants stopped working after Friday's earthquake damaged power supplies.

Huge pressure has been building up and a small amount of radiation has been released from one of the reactors.

Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate the area near the plants.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12720219

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