Tuesday, 15. March 2011
Topic: nuclear power - on March 15, 2011 at 8:28:00 AM CET
PM Kan urges those remaining near plants to leave
Prime Minister Naoto Kan has urged all residents to evacuate from within 20 kilometers of the disaster-stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power station. He told people living within 20 to 30 kilometers to stay indoors.
Kan issued a public appeal on Tuesday morning, saying 2 hydrogen explosions and a fire are raising the level of radioactivity released into the atmosphere. He said there's also an increased danger of more radioactive leaks.
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