Japan: New radiation leaks harmful to health
SOMA, Japan – Radiation is spewing from damaged reactors at a crippled
nuclear power plant in tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan in a dramatic
escalation of the 4-day-old catastrophe. The prime minister has warned
residents to stay inside or risk getting radiation sickness.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Tuesday that a fourth reactor at
the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex was on fire and that more radiation was
released
Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned that there are dangers of more leaks and
told people living within 19 miles (30 kilometers) of the Fukushima Dai-ichi
complex stay indoors.
