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Japan evacuates 170,000 as second state of emergency called

A state of emergency has been declared at a second Japanese nuclear power plant.

Japan evacuates 170,000 as second state of emergency called

Sun, 13 Mar, 2011 - 14:29

A state of emergency has been declared at a second Japanese nuclear power plant.

Excessive radiation levels have been recorded at a facility in Onagawa following Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

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Courts Japan earthquake Place: Onagawa Place: Fukushima Place: Fukushima Dai-ichi Place: Futabe Place: Fukushima plant Person: prime Person: Chief Cabinet Secretary Person: Yukio Edano Person: Edano Person: Ryo Miyake Event: Second World War Organisation: Japan

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