| Radiation is feared to have leaked after a container vessel suffered damage at the No. 2 reactor of Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Tuesday morning, Kyodo reported. The power company said a complete meltdown is possible at the plant, where three reactor cores are believed to have partially melted. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said earlier that he is to head joint command center set up by the government and the power company to address issues at the plant. |
據(jù)日本共同社電，日本福島第一核電站2號反應堆周二早晨發(fā)生爆炸，反應堆容器遭損壞，人們擔心核輻射可能會泄漏。電站的三個反應堆都已出現(xiàn)部分熔化現(xiàn)象，電站方面還承認，核燃料棒可能都已熔化并且毀壞。日本首相菅直人當日上午表示，政府和電廠方面將設立一個聯(lián)合指揮部，由他直接領導，來處理福島核電站面臨的危機。 |
| The official death toll from the earthquake and tsunami has risen to 3,373. At least 6,746 people are missing and 1,885 were injured, according to Japanese officials. The number of dead is expected to go up as rescuers reach more areas. |
目前官方公布的死亡數(shù)字已達到3373人，另有6746人失蹤和1885人受傷。預計死亡人數(shù)會隨著救援隊伍進一步深入震區(qū)而繼續(xù)攀升。
（China.org.cn）
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