THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Japan has been hit by a strong earthquake, with emergency workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant ordered to evacuate.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), which operates Fukushima, says it is checking on the situation, but efforts to assess any damage were complicated by the evacuation.
"After the earthquake and the tsunami warning, all the workers evacuated to a safe area. The company confirmed all the workers have cleared the plant safely," a spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power said.
"We don't know if there is any impact to the facilities as all the workers have cleared the area."
The Japan meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to 6 feet (two metres) after the magnitude-7.4 aftershock. The warning, which was later cancelled, was issued for a coastal area already torn apart by last month's tsunami, which is believed to have killed some 25,000 people and has sparked an ongoing crisis at a nuclear power plant.
"Please do not hesitate to leave for higher ground, nor try to return to the coast line. Please do not try to check the status of the coastline," broadcaster NHK said repeatedly. » | Barney Henderson | Thursday, April 07, 2011
THE GUARDIAN: Japan hit by earthquake and tsunami warning: Alert for wave of up to two metres issued for area devastated by last month's quake » | James Meikle | Thursday, April 07, 2011
REUTERS: Major aftershock shakes Japan's ruined coast: A major earthquake shook the northeast of Japan late on Thursday, and a tsunami warning was issued for the coast already devastated by last month's massive quake and tsunami that crippled a nuclear power plant. » | Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Nishikawa | TOKYO | Thursday, April 07, 2011
REUTERS FRANCE: Alerte au tsunami levée dans le nord-est du Japon : TOKYO - Les alertes au tsunami émises pour les côtes nord-est du Japon ont été levées, rapporte vendredi matin (heure japonaise) la chaîne de télévision publique NHK. » | © Reuters | Jeudi 07 Avril 2011
REUTERS DEUTSCHLAND: Katastrophenregion in Japan erneut von Beben erschüttert: Tokio - Knapp vier Wochen nach dem schweren Erdbeben in Japan ist das Katastrophengebiet am Donnerstag erneut von heftigen Erdstößen erschüttert worden. » | © Reuters | Donnerstag, 07. April 2011
