TOKYO — Foreign countries advised their citizens to evacuate Japan as emergency workers struggled Wednesday to prevent a nuclear meltdown and radiation catastrophe at an earthquake-stricken power plant.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chief said the situation at one damaged reactor seemed particularly troublesome because there was no water to stop the fuel rods from getting hotter and ultimately melting.
Workers withdrew briefly from the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant Wednesday because of surging radiation but returned after emissions dropped to safer levels.
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A cloud of nuclear mistrust spreads around the world - Asia, World
A cloud of nuclear mistrust spreads around the world - Asia, World - The Independent
More pictures Evacuees from Fukushima are screened for radiation contamination yesterday, after authorities struggled to contain explosions at nuclear plants
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Video: Devastation in Otsuchi - Asia, World
Video: Devastation in Otsuchi - Asia, World - The IndependentVideo footage from the town of Otsuchi where some 12,000 people out of a population of 15,000 have disappeared.
