Japan asks for US help in nuclear crisis
Japan reached out today to the US for help in reining in the crisis at its dangerously overheated nuclear complex, while the UN atomic energy chief called the disaster a race against the clock that demands global cooperation.
At the stricken complex, military fire engines began spraying the troubled reactor units again this morning, with tonnes of water arching over the facility in desperate attempts to douse the units and prevent meltdowns that could spew dangerous levels of radiation.
