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March 14, 2016

Japan's tsunami: Five things after five years
Tokyo (AFP) March 11, 2016
Japan on Friday marked five years since an enormous 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck, unleashing a towering tsunami that levelled communities along Japan's northeast coast. About 18,500 people were left dead or missing as the terrifying waves swallowed up everything in their path. The water swamped reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant, sparking reactor meltdowns in the worst atomic accident since Chernobyl in 1986. Here's a look at the situation five years later. 1) Is the tsunami-st ... read more

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