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Radiation near Fukushima nuke plant high enough to harm health: Japan gov't

Radiation near Fukushima nuke plant high enough to harm health: Japan gov't

Write: Montmorency [2011-05-20]

TOKYO, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Radiation released by the damaged reactors at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has been high enough to threat human health, said the Japanese government on Tuesday.

An explosion was heard early Tuesday morning at the No. 2 reactor of the crippled plant and a fire has just been reported at the No. 4 reactor, causing more radiation near the complex.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned that further leaks are possible and told people living within a radius of 30 kilometers of the troubled plant to stay indoors.