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Japan: loss of life, devastation of homes, unimaginable grief
I’m writing this from Sendai in Japan, in the aftermath of one of the biggest earthquakes in the country’s history.
Dangerous levels of radiation have leaked into the atmosphere after a third reactor exploded. Channel 4 News speaks to the man in charge of nuclear regulation during the Three Mile Island disaster.
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.
The nuclear crisis at Fukushima plant in Japan could lead to a long overdue re-think on nuclear power, experts tell Channel 4 News, as Germany moves to close all of its pre-1980 nuclear facilities.
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.
The Foreign Office confirms there are no reports of British deaths in Japan yet – but there are severe concerns for a number of citizens as Channel 4 News learns of lucky UK survivors.
Another explosion hits Fukushima nuclear plant, damaged in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. Many are frightened – but this is not another Chernobyl, as Science Correspondent Tom Clarke explains.
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.
Will Japan premier Naoto Kan’s handling of the tsunami disaster mark him out as a great leader – or could events of the last few days do for him what Hurricane Katrina did for George W Bush?
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.
Hannah Thompson, emergency protection adviser for the charity Save the Children, tells Channel 4 News how the youngest victims of the Japanese earthquake are in urgent need of support.
Alex Thomson reports from the devastated port Minamisanriku. He says in 30 years as a war correspondent – covering over 20 wars and several major earthquakes – he’s never seen anything on this scale.
I’m writing this from Sendai in Japan, in the aftermath of one of the biggest earthquakes in the country’s history.