Strong quake damages Japanese nuclear reactor

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan’s north-west coast today, killing at least seven people, injuring hundreds and damaging a nuclear reactor that reportedly leaked water containing radioactive material.

National broadcaster NHK reported that the water leaked from the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant into the Sea of Japan, but that the radioactivity level was below safely levels and posed no danger to the environment.