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An explosion at a nuclear power plant already damaged after the huge 8.9 earthquake in Japan has raised fears of a possible meltdown. More than 10,000 people are feared dead after the earthquake triggered a 30ft tsunami, devastating towns and villages. Follow our live coverage.
• Japan crisis escalates day after country is hit by vast 8.9 magnitude 'superquake' and 33ft tsunami
• Nuclear emergency declared after explosion at power plant as radiation levels soar at five nuclear reactors at two facilities
• Over 1,700 estimated dead and 300,000 evacuated, including 140,000 from areas near two nuclear plants
• Unconfirmed reports of as many as 10,000 people missing in Minamisanriku
• FCO Helpline 020 7008 0000 (UK), +(81)352111100 (Tokyo)
• US government animation shows tsunami path
• Interactive map showing earthquake zone and Fukushima, scene of nuclear explosion
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23:31 We're wrapping up the live blog but coverage continues on telegraph.co.uk
23:10 US aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived off the coast of Japan early Sunday to provide logistic support for Japanese forces after a killer earthquake and tsunami hit the country.
22:18 The U.N. nuclear watchdog says Japan is evacuating 170,000 people from the area near a nuclear power plant damaged in the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
A woman is tested for signs of radiation after the explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant
22:08 The number of individuals exposed to radiation from the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan could reach as high as 160, an official of Japan's nuclear safety agency said.
21:26 The Japanese Red Cross has sent 62 emergency teams to rescue victims of one of the most violent earthquakes in recorded history as the full horror begins to emerge.
21:25 Quake-hit Japanese nuclear plant reeling from an explosion at one of its reactors has also lost its emergency cooling system at another reactor, Japan's nuclear power safety agency said.
20:27 IAEA says it has been told by Japan that radioactivity levels near the nuclear plant have lessened in recent hours
19:16 Is Japan's elite capable of coping with the earthquake disaster? asks former William Horsley is a former correspondent for the BBC in Japan
18:46 Europe must drop nuclear energy after a radiation leak from Japan's earthquake-damaged atomic reactor proved there are no safety guarantees, European green groups said.
18:30 British resuce team to leave for Japan in the next few hours.
17:28 Inside a shop the moment the Japan earthquake struck
17:20 Telegraph blogger Brendan O'Neill argues that the Japan earthquake is an opportunity for a backward, view of nature as the boss and mankind as her mere playthings to creep back into serious public debate
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