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Radiation Leaks In Japan; 140,000 People Forced To Stay Indoors [VIDEO]
Dangerous levels of radiation leaking from a crippled nuclear plant forced Japan to order 140,000 people to seal themselves indoors Tuesday after an explosion and a fire dramatically escalated the crisis spawned by a deadly quake and tsunami.
The international nuclear agency said a fire in a storage pond for spent nuclear fuel at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex had released radioactivity "directly into the atmosphere".
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How You Can Help Victims In Japan
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Obama Live: Addresses Earthquake In Japan And Oil Crisis [VIDEO]
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8.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan; Hawaii Under Tsunami Watch [VIDEO]
Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and Google's crisis response page to report missing persons.