Top Japanese leaders say a reactor at a nuclear power plant is likely in a partial meltdown. The government is now testing people who live near the plant for radiation exposure.
The blast at a nuclear power plant is putting all of Japan on edge. Engineers were trying to prevent a meltdown when a building that houses one of the reactors exploded.
Tom Byer, who lives in Tokyo, says, “everyone is in major panic about these nuclear reactors.”
Authorities ordered more than 200,000 people living within a 12-mile radius of the Fukushima Nuclear Complex, to leave their homes. An increase of radiation in the air can increase the risk for cancer. Japan's nuclear safety agency is now reporting problems with two other reactors at the same plant.
Added to the nuclear anxiety, there have been more than 250 aftershocks since Friday's big earthquake, some registering more than 6.0 magnitude, strong enough to be felt here in Tokyo.
The scale of the devastation along japan's northeast coast is mounting by the hour. Hundreds are confirmed dead, while teams are searching for thousands missing in costal towns. The massive amount of debris has cut-off large areas of the countryside. Dozens of fires are still burning in the rubble. 100,000 Japanese troops are now part of the rescue and recovery effort.
US marines have also started flying much needed emergency supplies into the hardest hit areas.
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