Earthquakes strike Japan
Hundreds of homes and businesses in the Japanese city of Kashiwazaki have been destroyed along with a leak of water containing radioactive material from the Kashiwazaki nuclear plant after two earthquakes struck the island.
Authorities said the leaked radioactive water posed no threat to the environment and the plant was shut down before the second earthquake, measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale, struck.
Around nine people have been killed with hundreds more injured. The nine people, aged between 70 and 80, died from injuries during the earthquake.
More than seven thousand people were evacuated from their homes during aftershocks measuring 5.8 shook in Kashiwazaki.
Rescue workers have begun looking for survivors in destroyed buildings in the city but weather forecasters have warned of heavy rain, flooding, and even lightning in the area.
Authorities said the leaked radioactive water posed no threat to the environment and the plant was shut down before the second earthquake, measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale, struck.
Around nine people have been killed with hundreds more injured. The nine people, aged between 70 and 80, died from injuries during the earthquake.
More than seven thousand people were evacuated from their homes during aftershocks measuring 5.8 shook in Kashiwazaki.
Rescue workers have begun looking for survivors in destroyed buildings in the city but weather forecasters have warned of heavy rain, flooding, and even lightning in the area.
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