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Five days in Japan: loss and the invisible threat
Five days on from the earthquake which shook Japan, Jon Snow looks back at the unimaginable human loss and the unbelievable invisible threat.
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Five days on from the earthquake which shook Japan, Jon Snow looks back at the unimaginable human loss and the unbelievable invisible threat.
UK Foreign Office suggest citizens in Japan leave the country as US officials sound stronger warnings on the threat from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Radiation fears in Japan have sparked panic buying of potassium iodide tablets, but a radiation expert has told Channel 4 News it is “entirely unnecessary”.
Crisis at Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan as officials warn radiation levels close to the plant are now high enough to impact human health. Follow our live blog to get the latest.
Walking the upturned streets of Ofunato in Japan, Alex Thomson paints a desolate scene of destruction in another day witnessing what he says is the worst disaster he has visited in his career.
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson on working in post-tsunami Japan where food is scarce but journalists are given rare access to worst-hit areas.
British search and rescue workers in Japan say they “remain optimistic” they will find survivors in the wake of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
World Vision Aid worker Mitsuko Sobata describes the shocking scenes in Japan’s disaster zones, but says she is “encouraged by the strength” of the Japanese people.
Alex Thomson is in the town of Kesannuma, or certainly in what used to be Kesannuma. It has been obliterated by the tsunami and raging fires are headed in from the peripheries.
No supplies, no petrol, no food – but no panic. The Japanese deal with their tsunami tragedy with silence and dignity, writes Alex Thomson.
Britain offers nuclear advice as a UK search team arrives in Japan’s quake disaster zone. Charities tell Channel 4 News only now is the scale of the disaster emerging as bodies wash up on the coast.
The biggest earthquake in Japan’s history sparked a tsunami which swept across the north east of the country, leaving devastation in its path. Follow events as they happen on our live blog.
Boats litter the road after slamming into Kesennuma, one of the worst-hit places in Japan’s quake disaster. Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson reports on the desolation left there by the tsunami.
A second blast has rocked the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, which was damaged in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. Follow all of Monday’s events here in a replay of our live blog.
A leading expert tells Channel 4 News that Japan’s car manufacturers will take the biggest hit from the tsunami – but reconstruction efforts will keep the wider economy on course for recovery.