Nuclear Radiation Leak Rise After New Explosion, Death Toll Surprass 10,000 In Japan
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
by Dakhsh Jain
Winfromus.com
Death toll in Japan has been estimated to surprass the ten thousand deaths mark. New explosion (hydrogen blast) at Unit 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Monday, raising new fears of a possible nuclear meltdown and higher nuclear radiation leak.
NISA officials reported that reactor No. 2 at Daiichi plant has lost its cooling ability and pressure is rising. The news came as aftershocks continue to rattle the region including a 6.2 temblor.
The police chief told disaster relief officials that more than 10,000 people were killed in Miyagi, one of the three hardest hit states, police spokesman Go Sugawara told The Associated Press. That was an estimate — only 400 people have been confirmed dead in Miyagi, which has a population of 2.3 million.
According to officials, more than 1,800 people were confirmed dead, including 200 people whose bodies were found Sunday along the coast, and more than 1,400 were missing in Friday's disasters. Another 1,900 were injured.
Shinmoedake volcano has gone active in Japan as Japan lies at the ring of fire. Volcanic eruptions are taking place in Southern Japan. Lava is said to be flowing fast down hill. It has not reached the populated civil zone yet, but it may be on its way.
Japan's prime minister said Sunday the earthquake and tsunami-stricken country is facing its worst national catastrophe since the Second World War.
" This is the worst crisis in the postwar history of 65 years,'' he said. ''All Japanese are now being tested on whether we can overcome the crisis, and I'm sure [we] will be able to overcome this crisis."
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said 100,000 troops -- plus 2,500 police, 1,100 emergency service teams, and more than 200 medical teams have been deployed for recovery efforts.
There were worries over the welfare of the elderly population who live in some of the affected areas.
Millions of people are struggling to find enough food and drinking water. They also dont have enough heat to survive in the near to freezing temperature. Survival in such condition has become no less than a hell.
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