{"id":11276,"date":"2011-03-12T13:31:39","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T11:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=11276"},"modified":"2011-03-12T13:31:39","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T11:31:39","slug":"dead-radiation-leaks-1749","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/dead-radiation-leaks-1749\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,000 Feared Dead, Possible Radiation Leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Over 1,000 Feared Dead, Possible Radiation Leaks<\/h1>\n

More than 1,000 people were feared dead after Japan’s strongest earthquake on record triggered a destructive tsunami, the government said Saturday as it expressed concerns over possible radiation leaks from damaged nuclear reactors.<\/p>\n

Japan was assessing the damage from Friday’s 8.9-magnitude quake and devastating tsunami that rocked the north-eastern part of the country, even as aftershocks continued to hit.<\/p>\n

The death toll would probably be well over 1,000, said Yukio Edano, chief cabinet secretary.<\/p>\n

Authorities had recovered hundreds of bodies, with more than 1,000 people still missing and many injured, news reports said.<\/p>\n

The government feared more large-scale aftershocks could add to the destruction, as the Meteorological Agency issued further tsunami warnings for many coastal regions in the country.<\/p>\n

The agency said more than 100 aftershocks had occurred, many of them stronger than magnitude-6 on the Richter scale.<\/p>\n

The Nikkei business daily said some 210,000 people had been evacuated in north-eastern Japan, while thousands were stranded in Miyagi, waiting for assistance.<\/p>\n

International assistance was on its way, as the United States dispatched more than 140 personnel on Friday, and New Zealand said Saturday it would send a 48-member search-and-rescue team.<\/p>\n

The Japanese government had mobilised 50,000 search and rescue workers, and sent 190 aircraft and 25 vessels to areas affected by the quake and tsunami.<\/p>\n

Officials were working with the US military stationed in Japan to transport about 900 Japanese troops and 250 vehicles by US ships.<\/p>\n

Thousands of houses were destroyed, several bridges collapsed, bus and train services were shut down and many roads were closed. Mobile phone networks and landline services were affected.<\/p>\n

Television footage showed flattened fishing villages and shattered cities with piles of rubble on the streets as the tsunami surged 5 kilometres inland in some areas, forcing many to spend the night on the roofs of their houses as temperature dropped to freezing point.<\/p>\n[media id=461 width=610 height=340]\n

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