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  How Indian Scientists Alerted Rest Of World On Tsunami

  India | April 12, 2012 13:54 IST

  Chennai, April 12:  Indian scientists came to the rescue of almost all countries in the Indian Ocean rim with a sharp and advance forecasting of a possible tsunami on Wednesday, the Mumbai newspaper DNA reported.

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  Strong Indonesian Quakes Creates Panic But No Tsunami

  World | April 12, 2012 7:18 IST

  Banda Aceh (Indonesia), Apr 12: Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to higher ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles.The first earthquake hit the

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  Records Show Japan Gov't Knew Meltdown Risk Early

  World | March 10, 2012 7:52 IST

  Tokyo, Mar 10 : Just four hours after a tsunami swept into the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan's leaders knew the damage was so severe that the reactors could melt down, but they kept their

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  7th Anniversary Of Tsunami Observed Along Tamilnadu, Pondy Coasts

  India | December 26, 2011 16:04 IST

  Chennai, Dec 26: Relatives of thousands who perished in the December 2004 tsunami today observed the seventh anniversary of the tragedy by lighting candles and offering floral tributes at memorials in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.In

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  6.8 Quake Rocks Fukushima, Japan

  World | August 19, 2011 11:48 IST

  Tokyo, Aug 19: Japan has issued tsunami alert after a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the northeast coast.A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday and

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  Japan to hold stress tests at all nuclear plants

  World | July 06, 2011 11:30 IST

  Tokyo, July 06: Japan is to conduct safety tests on all its nuclear plants after an earthquake and tsunami led to a nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi plant, media say. Trade Minister Banri Kaieda announced

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  Evacuation Zone At Nuclear Plant Declared Restricted Area

  World | April 21, 2011 12:02 IST

  Tokyo, Japan Apr 21: Japan declared a 12-mile (20-kilometre) area evacuated around its radiation-spewing nuclear power plant a no-go zone on Thursday, urging residents to abide by the order for their own safety or possibly

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  Strong Quake Hits Northeast Japan

  World | April 14, 2011 11:27 IST

  Tokyo, Apr 14: A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off northeast Japan early today,the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.The undersea quake struck at 5:57 local time

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  PM, Medvedev Discuss Nuke Safety Reviews

  India | April 13, 2011 20:57 IST

  Sanya (China), Apr 13: In the backdrop of nuclear radiation fears in Japan after a tsunami, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today discussed the need for reviewing safety mechanisms of atomic

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  India, IAEA Examining Data On Fukushima Disaster

  World | April 12, 2011 18:03 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 12: Top nuclear scientists at IAEA are this week examining the raw data from the troubled atomic power plants at Fukushima and discussing changes in the safety features for such reactors even

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  Will Fukushima Explode Like Chernobyl?

  World | April 12, 2011 17:59 IST

  Tokyo, Apr 12: As Japan raised its assessment of  crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the worst rating  of 7 on an international scale, putting it  on par with the 1986 Chernobyl explosion, the

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  People Living Within 12 Mile Radius Of Fukushima Evacuated

  World | April 12, 2011 17:54 IST

  Tokyo, Apr 12: Japan is preparing to urge more residents around the crippled  Fukushima nuclear plant to evacuate, because of concerns over long-term exposure to radiation, The New York Times reported. The authorities have already

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  7.1 Quake Rattles Japan

  World | April 11, 2011 16:21 IST

  Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 11: A strong aftershock of magnitude 7.1 jolted Japan's northeast today on the one-month anniversary of the devastating quake and tsunami that had left thousands of people dead, prompting authorities to evacuate workers

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  4 Killed In Strongest Aftershock In Japan Since March 11 Quake

  World | April 08, 2011 17:13 IST

  Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 8: At least four people were killed and 140 injured in the most powerful aftershock that jolted Japan since the devastating March 11 quake and tsunami, heightening concerns over the crippled Fukushima nuclear

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  Mexico Hit By 6.5 Earthquake

  World | April 07, 2011 22:54 IST

  Mexico City, Apr 7: A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 struck southern and central Mexico today, but there were no initial reports of damage or casualties, Mexican and US officials said.The tremor was strong enough to

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  Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Hits Off Japan Coast

  World | April 07, 2011 22:49 IST

  Tokyo, Apr 7: Japan's northeastern coast has been rattled by a strong aftershock. The Japan meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one meter. The warning was issued for

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  Toxic Water Leak Plugged At Japan's Crippled N-plant

  World | April 06, 2011 17:55 IST

  Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 6: Japanese workers at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant today plugged a crack leaking highly toxic water into the sea from a concrete pit, though authorities were concerned about a possible hydrogen blast

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  Japan Disaster Sparks Social Media Innovation

  World | March 31, 2011 17:56 IST

  Tokyo, Mar 31: As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster—earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis—the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.Once the magnitude of the March 11 disaster

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  Workers Evacuated From Japan's N-Plant Amid Radiation Fears

  World | March 27, 2011 21:52 IST

  Tokyo/Fukushima, Mar 27: Workers were evacuated from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant today after radiation levels surged 10 million times higher than usual, dealing a major blow to efforts to avoid a meltdown of the

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  One Of Reactors At Crippled N-Plant Likely Damaged: Japan

  World | March 25, 2011 19:40 IST

  Tokyo/Fukushima, Mar 25: Concerns over more serious contamination mounted in Japan today as authorities said the core of one of the six reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant may have damaged, a day after three