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Waterfall-like rain eases in Japan, but 27 dead
Most of the quarter-million people forced to flee massive flooding in southwest Japan were able to return home by Monday, but weather officials warned the danger had not fully passed from the record rainfall that left at least 27 people dead over the weekend.
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Strong aftershock as Japan urges more evacuations
A strong aftershock struck off the coast of northeast Japan on Monday as the Japanese government said it was preparing to expand the evacuation zone around a crippled nuclear power plant to address concerns over long-term exposure to radiation. (Japan earthquake in pics)The United States Geological Service said the quake, near the crippled Fukushim...
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Japan encourages a wider evacuation from reactor area
Japanese officials began encouraging people to evacuate a larger swath of territory around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Friday as new signs emerged that parts of the crippled facility are so damaged and contaminated that it will be hard to bring the plant under control soon. The authorities said that they would now assist people who want ...
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Snowfall adds to Japan's misery, rescue efforts hampered
Heavy snow and bitterly cold conditions continue to add to the misery of thousands of survivors in Japan.With relief efforts hampered, helicopters are being used to fly supplies to several evacuation centres which have been cut off by the snowfall.Plunging temperatures have put many elderly residents in makeshift evacuation centres further at risk....
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Waterfall-like rain eases in Japan, but 27 dead
Most of the quarter-million people forced to flee massive flooding in southwest Japan were able to return home by Monday, but weather officials warned the danger had not fully passed from the record rainfall that left at least 27 people dead over the weekend.
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Strong aftershock as Japan urges more evacuations
A strong aftershock struck off the coast of northeast Japan on Monday as the Japanese government said it was preparing to expand the evacuation zone around a crippled nuclear power plant to address concerns over long-term exposure to radiation. (Japan earthquake in pics)The United States Geological Service said the quake, near the crippled Fukushim...
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Japan encourages a wider evacuation from reactor area
Japanese officials began encouraging people to evacuate a larger swath of territory around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Friday as new signs emerged that parts of the crippled facility are so damaged and contaminated that it will be hard to bring the plant under control soon. The authorities said that they would now assist people who want ...
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Snowfall adds to Japan's misery, rescue efforts hampered
Heavy snow and bitterly cold conditions continue to add to the misery of thousands of survivors in Japan.With relief efforts hampered, helicopters are being used to fly supplies to several evacuation centres which have been cut off by the snowfall.Plunging temperatures have put many elderly residents in makeshift evacuation centres further at risk....
